Fruin, who often works with reclaimed and discarded materials, composed Watertower from roughly one thousand scraps of Plexiglas, which came from all over New York City—from the floors of Chinatown sign shops, to the closed DUMBO studio of artist Dennis Oppenheim, to Astoria’s demolition salvage warehouse Build It Green!NYC.
Illuminated by the sun during the day and by Ardunio-controlled light sequences designed by Ryan Holsopple at night, this beacon of light is a tribute to the iconic New York water tower and a symbol of the vibrancy of Brooklyn. Watertower is mounted high upon a water tower platform, becoming part of the DUMBO, Brooklyn skyline.