7 responses so far ↓

• 1 tien // Aug 18, 2004 at 10:54 am

  that’s awesomely creepy.

• 2 Richard // Aug 18, 2004 at 1:24 pm

  It looks a little different at night, and without a bagillion kids running around.

• 3 joe // Aug 18, 2004 at 3:33 pm

  How long does each face stay on the fountain? It would be cool if they let you record your own video and have it displayed.

• 4 rachelle // Aug 18, 2004 at 3:43 pm

  i was going to guess a minute or two, but the site says “One face appears for about 13 minutes on the screen.” I heard once that all of the faces were of chicagoans too.

  It’s funny because on the site the fountain’s designer, jaume plensa, describes the fountain area as a “silent and quiet place, with only the sound of water” when in reality the place is crazy with screaming kids playing in the water during the weekend days.

• 5 Jen // Aug 20, 2004 at 5:15 pm

  This makes me wonder if they will add more images to the fountain. Like, how many faces were there? I wonder if there was a place where Chicagoans could get their picture taken and it would run through the computer and you find out when your picture is shown.

• 6 alicia // Aug 31, 2004 at 10:39 pm

  the faces are up for a total of 13 minutes, according to this web page: http://www.chicagoarchitecture.info/ShowBuilding.php?ID=294

  i read in the paper that after a period of two years the city is going to have video artists submit video works to be displayed on the fountain.

  rachelle, i found your page looking for info on the fountain for a sound post i am putting up on my page. late late at night the blocks are all illuminated and change color… it’s very beautiful. your picture is great.

• 7 jay // Feb 1, 2006 at 11:06 pm

  could you pls tell me the construction details of the fountain? so interesting. thanks

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