William Pope L, American
Flint Water, Signed Bottle, 2017
This work was presented during the Flint water crisis as a demonstration at What Pipeline, an artists collective space in Detroit. The demonstration involved the artist Pope L bottling Flint’s contaminated water and selling signed bottles to visitors at the collective. The proceeds from the bottles go to organizations helping Flint access clean water. The project called attention to the lack of drinkable public water in Flint, which forced many people to rely on filtered and bottled water. Pope L used his name recognition as an artist to bring money and attention to Flint. The signature on the bottle made the pieces attractive to collectors who appreciate Pope L's work even if they don’t have interest in the Flint water crisis. Label by Becca Gurysh