Spatial Effects
Theo Botschuijver will try out his walking shoes - on water - in this one of a kind installation.
Waterwalk emerged more or less by accident in the late 60s after Theo Botschuijver and Jeffrey Shaw began experimenting with inflatable cushions. Their first tests drew worldwide attention, and before long they were rigging Sean Connery to walk on the Pacific in the classic James Bond film “Diamonds are Forever.”
Since then, they’ve put pedestrians inside inflatable triangles, tubes, and spheres, having them stroll across rivers, oceans, and lakes, in Europe and Australia. Preparations are under way for the biggest Waterwalk ever – cycling in a plastic ball from Dover to Calais. This will be the first Waterwalk in the United States, and it’s well timed to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s expedition.
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