Welcome to My Fountains

My fountains are kinetic, and thus very lively.

If this is too much, please have a look at the overview.

Or, if you do not like text, have a look at the pictures only.

PVC tubes and fittings are great materials, easy to shape and everlasting.

The first fountain was called Drainage I. Later on, names became more poetic.

The basic substance is copper, tubes and plates. Tube diameter up to 5 cm.

With time, or pollution, the surfaces take on some lovely colors.

Kinetic elements can be fabricated from car repair resin, but only in the summer(it stinks too much for indoor work).

The molds of the feet and the bottoms are homemade from local models.

Many commercial items are both applicable and cheap.

Here it's plastic glasses from Carrefour and imitations of crocs.

Plastic dishes are also neat.

When heated, they may turn into pretty flowers.

When the sun is off, the kinetic fountain stops*.

It turns into a regular sculpture, but then, why not?

*Except, of course, if it runs from the mains and not off a solar panel.

This was the brief description.

The nitty-gritty of my kinetic fountains is exposed in Pumps & panels.

And a long text with many more details is found under Documentation.

PS

They all said "why not use bamboo?"

I did, once (left image).

After two years, it was rotten and grotty.

Soaking in polyurethane was an option, but it was too far gone.

So we painted it (right image).

Afterwards, still not well, it was buried in the communal landfill.