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An end: to slow runoff from entering West Philadelphia's sewer, and thereby relieve stress on the failing system. A beginning: an inquiry into the nature of storm water runoff. With my minds' eye, I mapped the paths of raindrops over the contours of the sub watershed that encloses the Sulzberger Middle School grounds. |
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I imagined each drop resting, moving, or gathering- as if they were points |
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| The raindrops appeared to have changing states of being. Movement was a constant punctuated with moments of stillness, rushing, and change. These different states had unique characters, formed by whatever they reacted with- ground, rooftops, streets, gutters, plants, etc. |