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Jake Silby
Built Mostly of Itself
Capitol
Land Remains
Localized Disturbance
Downstream
Contact

One litre of True Zealand water, returned to Wai Kahou Rounga / the Waihou River (2019-20)
Debossed Text and Digital Print on 60 Postcards (6x9")

On the 23rd of December 2019, one litre of "True Zealand" water was returned to Wai Kahou Rounga / the Waihou River. True Zealand is a now defunct San Francisco based bottled water company that sourced water from Wai Kahou Rounga's "Blue Spring", which was then marketed and sold exclusively in the United States as True Zealand. These 60 postcards mark the act of returning this water to the site of its extraction, with their physical presence equating to the volume of water returned. 

One litre of True Zealand water, returned to Wai Kahou Rounga / the Waihou River (2019-20)
Debossed Text and Digital Print on 60 Postcards (6x9")

On the 23rd of December 2019, one litre of "True Zealand" water was returned to Wai Kahou Rounga / the Waihou River. True Zealand is a now defunct San Francisco based bottled water company that sourced water from Wai Kahou Rounga's "Blue Spring", which was then marketed and sold exclusively in the United States as True Zealand. These 60 postcards mark the act of returning this water to the site of its extraction, with their physical presence equating to the volume of water returned.