Water shapes life, yet access to this resource is neither equitable nor just. Wildfires, droughts and severe floods have strained the state of California in the last decade, pointing out the limitations of territorial development that impose market logics on scarce and fragile resources. Groundwater in the high desert is rapidly extracted, feeding industrial farms, oil wells and swimming pools, all the while risking potential contamination for its thirsty users. As the scale of infrastructure modifies the geology of the state at a pace never before seen, water poses an unprecedented epistemological challenge.

Moving away from traditional shower systems towards a grey-water system to irrigate vegetation, our goal is to conserve water and highlight the need to find ways to reuse it. Elements (heat exchanger tank, solar panels, carbon filters) define the structure like building blocks, while the overall installation showcases alternative ways to interact with our environment.