Tei Carpenter

I’m excited to share that “New York, New Publics” opens to the public today @themuseumofmodernart and is on view until July 29. New Public Hydrant in collaboration with @chriswoebken is featured in the exhibition along with our “Water Is…”Workshop in collaboration with @_oni and @khwar_deen and @youthdesigncenter. Deeply grateful for this rewarding experience and to work with amazing people 💙

Thank you to curators @evangelos.kotsioris @paulavilaplane @martino.stierli for including us in such great company and for the support.

Special thanks to the design team over the years @tanyamaneein @visionari @ashelykuo @nzeynepugur
and to @obfluent and @agoodplumber for the help and care in fabricating the works and hydrants 🚿

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New Public Hydrant is a series of prosthetic devices that attach to fire hydrants in order to democratize access to water in New York City. These hydrant “hacks” propose a new relationship to public utilities and infrastructure in the city. The prototypes include bottle-fill stations, a multi-species drinking fountain, and a cooling sprinkler playground.

The “Water Is… Workshop” organized with the Youth Design Center in Brownsville, Brooklyn is a design jam that engaged with youth to design with water and infrastructure as a collective resource in the neighborhood. For the exhibition, playful concept designs from the workshop were translated and developed as full scale prototypes including a solar hot water station and a sprinkler boombox.
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Photos (1) Installation view (2) Opening reception of the exhibition “Architecture Now: New York, New Publics.” February 19–July 29, 2023. Photograph by Alycia Kravitz. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. (3) Exhibition scene with Chris Woebken (4) Chris Woebken and concept designer Isaac Scotland (5) Workshop facilitators with Chris Woebken and Emmanuel Oni ✨