The Buttonwood Tree is having a very cool art show this month, and the best part will be tonight - come here the story of the river under Hartford, how it got there and why it was created!
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
7-9pm
ART SHOW RUNS JULY 6 – 31
Reception’s Music by Carles Lombardo and The Hog River Revival Band
A collection of works inspired by the first voyages through the subterranean river system under Hartford Connecticut.
On Earth there are few unshakable forces. Water is one of them. Rivers can be channeled but not clotted. As the veins of this planet, they enrich the banks of this Earth with the nutrients that make life possible. The Park River now runs 50ft beneath Hartford, CT in over nine miles of concrete conduits.
Its in man’s nature to explore the unexplored and then make it familiar. This artery of Hartford was explored, buried, and ignored. It was referred to as “Hog River” by the Dutch, and “Little River” by the Native Americans.
Today Park River is hardly referred to at all. It runs below Hartford quietly and unannounced.
Our ultimate goal isn’t to only explore The Hog River, but to revive it. It passes by daily life unbeknown to the world above, but not for long.
These findings are the products of our first four journeys into the heart of Hartford’s subterranean river way.
This body of work is our initial exploration of The Hog River.
Throughout this year, we will continue to breath life back to The Hog River as it has quietly been breathing life into our Capital City. Our mission is not yet complete, this is not the end.
This is The Hog River Revival.
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