Rerouting The Waterway
Personal memory by Nate G.
2020 CE • Jackson, TN, USA
Growing up, I loved tramping through the creeks that fed the N. Forked Deer River near my house. Due to development of new homes and the promise of a fancy waterpark. They completely rerouted the waterway, as well as the sand and land around it. It'll never be what it was, but it is what it is.
Memory submitted at Maya Lin: A Study of Water, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, 2022
Image: Malepheasant, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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