Many environmental efforts in China fail because they are too narrowly focused and lack sufficient cooperation among the various sectors. After ten years of involvement in Chengdu, Keepers of the Waters has built many coalitions across government, NGO, and community sectors in the municipality.

“Who is she? I will tell you what I know about her, which is very little. She is my sister, my mother, my grandmothers, my great-grandmothers, friends, and lovers. She is my woman line of 7000 years and she is me.”

“I am trying to create another reality over and over again until it occupies more space.”

In this piece, written for Womens Eco Artist Dialog , I examine water’s role at the center of my evolving practice over the course of nearly 40 years.

This chapter in The Routledge Companion to Art in the Public Realm covers two formative public art experiences: Living Waters of Larimer and Keepers of the Waters Chengdu.

Water has allowed us to develop and thrive, to coexist with millions of species whose hearts beat with ours. Let’s join together to save our waters.

The waters belong to all the living systems on the earth. We must take action now to safeguard our future from privatization.

“… a sacred grove, a group of seven trees and a place of meditation, celebration, and gift-giving.”