Hyundai Terrace Commission: Marina Zurkow

The River is a Circle 

Marina Zurkow’s The River is a Circle consists of an animation based on custom software and an accompanying installation. The animation presents a view of the Hudson River in a horizontal split between the world above and under water, depicting a complex ecosystem of rivergoing vessels, wildlife, and the evolution of the meatpacking district. The installation extends the underwater environment to the terrace in a landscape combining maritime wreckage and oyster reef balls, devices used to provide habitat for oysters. The River is a Circle speculates on a circular economy, and a potentially positive cyclical flow back to modest strategies of maintaining ecosystems.

Animation in collaboration with James Schmitz.
Installation in collaboration with James Goble.

Hyundai Terrace Commission: Marina Zurkow: The River is a Circle is part of a multiyear partnership with Hyundai Motor in support of an annual site-specific installation on the Whitney Museum's fifth-floor outdoor gallery.