Ghost Rivers and Baltimore’s Buried Streams
Presented by Bruce Willen
Discover the hidden streams that run beneath Baltimore and how they were buried during the city’s development. Artist Bruce Willen brought one of these lost streams back to the surface in his acclaimed Ghost Rivers public art project. His talk connects Baltimore’s watershed to social history and the evolving relationship between natural and human environments.
Bruce Willen is an artist, designer, musician, and creator of Ghost Rivers, a public art project that explores Baltimore’s buried waterways. Principal of Public Mechanics, a studio focused on art, design, and placemaking for public spaces.
