Since the summer waterfall extravaganza just ended this weekend , it’s great that we now have some new water art to take us into the fall season. This new collaborative project and exhibition combines the works of Eltono and MOMO, and is entitled PLAF–Autonomous Mechanisms. The indoor exhibition is hosted by Anonymous Gallery on Broome Street, and the water structures can be found in 6 outdoor locations around Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens.

Gothamist and Anonymous Gallery have said, loudly and proudly, that the installation of PLAF is illegal, but so far, I can’t seem to find anything which lets me know why exactly that is so. Is it because oscillating colored planks are distracting for boats?

Some of the earlier name ideas tossed around included Wet Wet Wet, Illegal Wet And Moving, and Pirate Pilings. Browse through the Anonymous Gallery blog, because it really is quite interesting. Call it the poor man’s Eliasson’s water art, but there is something so cute and cheeky about these structures.

The video below shows that installation of the one in Williamsburg:

PLAF – East River State Park from MOMO on Vimeo.

Photo by Anonymous Gallery