Keep Waterwheel Turning
A$5,343
of $5,000 targetyrs ago
Successful on 10th Mar 2014 at 8:53AM.
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Waterwheel is an internet platform created by our Brisbane-based team - Inkahoots, Igneous and Suzon Fuks - in response to the global need of sharing resources around water awareness, management and celebration.
The major tool on Waterwheel is a unique, free video-conferencing & media mixing system, "the Tap" - something like a combination of Skype group video, Flickr and YouTube for all kinds of media focused on water. It allows thinkers, activists, artists, scientists and educators - people from all continents and of all ages, from remote places or capital cities - to exchange cultures and ideas about water.
After 2 and a half years, hundreds of projects, and building up an amazing community, we need your help to keep Waterwheel turning. Based on feedback we've received, we’re also going to improve the website, making it even more powerful and accessible.
Photos: Igneous - Suzon Fuks and James Cunningham (on the river bank) and Inkahoots (in canoes)
We’re proud of Waterwheel, and really want it to take-off in a larger way. Our vision is that more people using it will help to make the world more aware and caring about water.
We’ve come up with a design for a "re-vamp” that will give the website a new look, make it easier to get around, easier for newcomers to get going on the Tap straight up, and provide a much smoother, faster user-experience for all! There’ll be a step-by-step entry process, and a demo-Tap that can be played anytime by anyone whether they are registered or not. Making Taps (live internet events) and uploading media will be easier, and there’ll be new features on the Tap.
Image: draft concept for new homepage
For those interested in technological specifications: some of the coding will be re-written from the original Flash to HTML5, enabling the site to work faster, smoother and more compatibly with handheld devices.
Waterwheel is an internet platform created by our Brisbane-based team - Inkahoots, Igneous and Suzon Fuks - in response to the global need of sharing resources around water awareness, management and celebration.
The major tool on Waterwheel is a unique, free video-conferencing & media mixing system, "the Tap" - something like a combination of Skype group video, Flickr and YouTube for all kinds of media focused on water. It allows thinkers, activists, artists, scientists and educators - people from all continents and of all ages, from remote places or capital cities - to exchange cultures and ideas about water.
After 2 and a half years, hundreds of projects, and building up an amazing community, we need your help to keep Waterwheel turning. Based on feedback we've received, we’re also going to improve the website, making it even more powerful and accessible.
Photos: Igneous - Suzon Fuks and James Cunningham (on the river bank) and Inkahoots (in canoes)
We’re proud of Waterwheel, and really want it to take-off in a larger way. Our vision is that more people using it will help to make the world more aware and caring about water.
We’ve come up with a design for a "re-vamp” that will give the website a new look, make it easier to get around, easier for newcomers to get going on the Tap straight up, and provide a much smoother, faster user-experience for all! There’ll be a step-by-step entry process, and a demo-Tap that can be played anytime by anyone whether they are registered or not. Making Taps (live internet events) and uploading media will be easier, and there’ll be new features on the Tap.
Image: draft concept for new homepage
For those interested in technological specifications: some of the coding will be re-written from the original Flash to HTML5, enabling the site to work faster, smoother and more compatibly with handheld devices.
The future
We’ll continue seeking ongoing support for Waterwheel into the future, and create opportunities for the community through symposia, publications, festivals and the commissioning of new works specifically designed for the Tap on pressing water issues such as water-related gender disparity and the water footprint of food production.
Waterwheel’s biggest annual event is the Waterwheel World Water Day Symposium. This year it will span a whole week from the 17th to the 23rd of March. 30 countries will be represented by more than 200 people from 5 continents, including children in VOICE OF THE FUTURE, communities, TED talkers, thinkers and brilliant artists!
Similar conferences that occur in real world locations charge hundreds of dollars to attendees and presenters, not to mention the carbon and water footprints of travel and accommodation. While Waterwheel offers an online venue free of cost to all users.
By supporting Waterwheel now, you will be helping to raise awareness and care about water worldwide, and keep Waterwheel turning ! :-)
Waterwheel’s biggest annual event is the Waterwheel World Water Day Symposium. This year it will span a whole week from the 17th to the 23rd of March. 30 countries will be represented by more than 200 people from 5 continents, including children in VOICE OF THE FUTURE, communities, TED talkers, thinkers and brilliant artists!
Similar conferences that occur in real world locations charge hundreds of dollars to attendees and presenters, not to mention the carbon and water footprints of travel and accommodation. While Waterwheel offers an online venue free of cost to all users.
By supporting Waterwheel now, you will be helping to raise awareness and care about water worldwide, and keep Waterwheel turning ! :-)
Reward Donors
A huge thank you goes out to those amazing community members who have donated rewards for this campaign.
ALBERTO VAZQUEZ - physician, therapist, specialist in human development and co-founder of Reciclarte Argentina. reciclarteargentina.com.ar
ANNA YEN - performer, teacher, director and certified Feldenkrais practitioner from Brisbane. playmoves.org
BEAT PRESSER - internationally exhibited photographer featured on Ilford products, and former assistant and still photographer for Werner Herzog on his most famous early films. beatpresser.com
CARLOTTA BRUNETTI - internationally exhibited photographer and land artist whose work reflects on the connections between urban and rural perceptions of the natural world. carlotta-brunetti.de
DAVID ACEVEDO - visual artist working with various materials & techniques. Also actor, puppeteer and poet, has led programs on radio & television. reciclarteargentina.com.ar
EKLAVYA PRASAD - activist and photographer captures people’s lives in rural India while leading his grassroots campaign, Megh Pyne Abhiyan (Cloud Water Campaign), to supply safe drinking water to flood-prone areas in north Bihar. meghpyneabhiyan.wordpress.com
HEDVA ELTANANI - life/business coach and performance practitioner, with NLP practitioner training from Bar Ilan University. actinginlife.wordpress.com
INKAHOOTS - named one of the world's 100 best designers of visual communication, and co-founders of Waterwheel. inkahoots.com.au
JEANNIE LEWIS - Iconic Australian musician and stage performer, whose work spans the genres of folk, jazz, Latin, blues, opera, rock and fusion. jeannielewis.com
LEAH BARCLAY - Australian composer, sound artist and creative producer working at the intersection of art, science, technology and the environment. leahbarclay.com
MICHELE GUIEU - visual artist and graphic designer - born in France, lived in Senegal (Africa), lives now in San Francisco Bay. micheleguieu.com
RICCARDO PETRELLA - author of ‘The Water Manifesto’, President of IERPE Institute of Research on Water Policy & International Committee for a World Water Contract, Dr. in Political Sciences, Economist, Professor and Founder of the University for the Common Good. IERPE
RUBY ROWAT - professional aerialist specialised in swinging trapeze, based in Albury, Vic, Australia. RubyRowat
SUZON FUKS - intermedia artist, choreographer and director exploring the integration and interaction of the body and moving image, and initiator/co-founder of Waterwheel. suzonfuks.net
ULAY - performance artist and photographer well known for his work with Marina Abramovic. His passion and care for water led him to create Earth Water Catalogue, an online collection of water-inspired art. earthwatercatalogue.net
Dr. D.L. "WEST" MARRIN - scientist, consultant and educator with expertise in Biogeochemistry, Hydrology, Environmental Pollutant Dynamics, Marine Ecology & Limnology, working in California, Hawaii & Mexico. watersciences.org
ALBERTO VAZQUEZ - physician, therapist, specialist in human development and co-founder of Reciclarte Argentina. reciclarteargentina.com.ar
ANNA YEN - performer, teacher, director and certified Feldenkrais practitioner from Brisbane. playmoves.org
BEAT PRESSER - internationally exhibited photographer featured on Ilford products, and former assistant and still photographer for Werner Herzog on his most famous early films. beatpresser.com
CARLOTTA BRUNETTI - internationally exhibited photographer and land artist whose work reflects on the connections between urban and rural perceptions of the natural world. carlotta-brunetti.de
DAVID ACEVEDO - visual artist working with various materials & techniques. Also actor, puppeteer and poet, has led programs on radio & television. reciclarteargentina.com.ar
EKLAVYA PRASAD - activist and photographer captures people’s lives in rural India while leading his grassroots campaign, Megh Pyne Abhiyan (Cloud Water Campaign), to supply safe drinking water to flood-prone areas in north Bihar. meghpyneabhiyan.wordpress.com
HEDVA ELTANANI - life/business coach and performance practitioner, with NLP practitioner training from Bar Ilan University. actinginlife.wordpress.com
INKAHOOTS - named one of the world's 100 best designers of visual communication, and co-founders of Waterwheel. inkahoots.com.au
JEANNIE LEWIS - Iconic Australian musician and stage performer, whose work spans the genres of folk, jazz, Latin, blues, opera, rock and fusion. jeannielewis.com
LEAH BARCLAY - Australian composer, sound artist and creative producer working at the intersection of art, science, technology and the environment. leahbarclay.com
MICHELE GUIEU - visual artist and graphic designer - born in France, lived in Senegal (Africa), lives now in San Francisco Bay. micheleguieu.com
RICCARDO PETRELLA - author of ‘The Water Manifesto’, President of IERPE Institute of Research on Water Policy & International Committee for a World Water Contract, Dr. in Political Sciences, Economist, Professor and Founder of the University for the Common Good. IERPE
RUBY ROWAT - professional aerialist specialised in swinging trapeze, based in Albury, Vic, Australia. RubyRowat
SUZON FUKS - intermedia artist, choreographer and director exploring the integration and interaction of the body and moving image, and initiator/co-founder of Waterwheel. suzonfuks.net
ULAY - performance artist and photographer well known for his work with Marina Abramovic. His passion and care for water led him to create Earth Water Catalogue, an online collection of water-inspired art. earthwatercatalogue.net
Dr. D.L. "WEST" MARRIN - scientist, consultant and educator with expertise in Biogeochemistry, Hydrology, Environmental Pollutant Dynamics, Marine Ecology & Limnology, working in California, Hawaii & Mexico. watersciences.org
Campaign Ambassadors
A mountain of appreciation goes out to the Waterwheel Pozible campaign ambassadors: Alberto Vazquez, Alice Agnes Hoult, Cassandra Schultz, Danielle Siembieda-Gribben, Ilias Charis, Juanita Ariza, Julie Robson, Lizzie Vilmanis, Melusine Fuks, Michele Guieu, Rebecca Clunn-Cunningham, Ruby Rowat and Simone Fuks.
How The Funds Will Be Used
What we're asking is the bare-bones minimum needed. The whole team will be donating much of their time for free to see this job through.
The funds raised will go to pay:
- the amazing programmer Mat Johnson (of Inkahoots), who'll be sweating it out behind the scenes getting the coding perfect
- internet server costs to keep the wheel turning for the next 12 months, which to date has been paid from Suzon's and James' pockets.
The funds raised will go to pay:
- the amazing programmer Mat Johnson (of Inkahoots), who'll be sweating it out behind the scenes getting the coding perfect
- internet server costs to keep the wheel turning for the next 12 months, which to date has been paid from Suzon's and James' pockets.
The Challenges
The team is completely dedicated to achieving success with the changes that will be made to the Waterwheel system, even if it takes a couple of months to iron out all bugs. Success with this campaign will also mean that we will be able to ensure adequate server capability to cope with anticipated increases in user numbers and projects, and thereby managing any risk there might be in meeting the needs of our users.
Your contribution will send ripples out! You'll get back a personalised thank you card by email.
8 chosen
Est. delivery is Apr 14
The ripple becomes a raffle! The winner will be announced at the opening of the 3WDS14 symposium on 17 March 2014 by special guest: Professor Brücken Dücher! You'll get back a personalised thank you card by email. + you will go into the draw to win your choice of either the printed photograph "Veins, Streams, Dreams...Above Australia" by Suzon Fuks (6”/15cm x 30”/75cm) or a personally dedicated copy of the book "The Water Manifesto: Arguments for a World Water Contract" by Riccardo Petrella.
15 chosen
Est. delivery is May 14
You've made a splash! You'll get back a personalised thank you card by email + be thanked on Waterwheel's Facebook page, twitter and blog.
18 chosen
Est. delivery is Apr 14
Tide is coming in.... :-) You'll receive a photograph by Suzon Fuks (digital file suitable to be printed up to 12”/30cm x 16”/40cm)
2 chosen
Est. delivery is May 14
Riding the crest! You'll receive a photograph of your choice (from 4) by Suzon Fuks "Adventures in Lau Lagoon, Solomon Islands" (digital file suitable to be printed up to 12”/30cm x 16”/40cm) + the book “Hydromimicry - Strategies for a Water Planet” by Dr. D.L. “West” Marrin (pdf version)
11 chosen
Est. delivery is May 14
Churning up some white water! You’ll receive the signed CD "Blue Gold / Rivers Talk" by Ros Bandt & Leah Barclay (2012) + a poster pack by Inkahoots (book of 10 posters).
4 chosen / 6 available
Est. delivery is Apr 14
The river is really flowing! You'll receive the photograph "Veins, Streams, Dreams...Above Australia" by Suzon Fuks (digital file suitable to be printed up to 6”/15cm x 30”/75cm).
6 chosen
Est. delivery is Apr 14
In the heart of a delightful fountain. You'll receive a photograph of your choice (from 4) by Carlotta Brunetti (digital file suitable to be printed up to 16”/40cm x 20”/50cm)
0 chosen / 5 available
Est. delivery is Apr 14
Whirlpool of ideas! You’ll receive the workshop “Technical treatment of recycled domestic trash for making recycled art” by David Acevedo (Six hours one-on-one in Spanish via Skype)
0 chosen / 2 available
Est. delivery is Jun 14
Treasures from the sea. You’ll receive a signed copy of the book "Universal Water" by Dr. D.L. “West” Marrin + photos of the two 3D paintings “Do You Fish It?” by David Acevedo and “The Angel of Pollution” by Alberto Vasquez. (digital files with certificates of authenticity)
1 chosen / 4 available
Est. delivery is Apr 14
Diving deep! You’ll receive the photo “Fun in Togetherness” by Eklavya Prasad (12”/30cm x 16”/40cm B&W print) + the book “Hydromimicry - Strategies for a Water Planet” by Dr. D.L. “West” Marrin (pdf version)
0 chosen / 10 available
Est. delivery is May 14
Refreshed by a waterfall. You'll receive two sessions of life/business coaching by Hedva Eltanani (via Skype. Hint: see Hedva's portrait in $500+ reward)) + the photo “Washing the Sin” by Eklavya Prasad (12”/30cm x 16”/40cm B&W print) + the poster “The Endless Angry Summer” by Inkahoots (A2 print, colours designed to fade under UV light).
0 chosen / 5 available
Est. delivery is Jun 14
Pleasure springs! You’ll receive the photo “Indigenous Filtration System” by Eklavya Prasad (12”/30cm x 16”/40cm B&W print) + the photo “Co-existence with the River” by Eklavya Prasad (12”/30cm x 16”/40cm B&W print) + the poster “The Endless Angry Summer” by Inkahoots (A2 print, colours designed to fade under UV light)
0 chosen / 5 available
Est. delivery is Jun 14
Sparkling reflections from a tranquil pond! You’ll receive seven sessions of life/business coaching by Hedva Eltanani (via Skype).
0 chosen / 3 available
Est. delivery is Jun 14
Welcome through watery portals! You'll receive all four photographs by Carlotta Brunetti (digital files) + a personally dedicated copy of the book "The Water Manifesto: Arguments for a World Water Contract" by Riccardo Petrella. "Petrella calls for a world water contract to enshrine fresh water as an essential good to which all people have a right—controlled by communities in the public interest, and with international rules for its equitable management and distribution." Amazon
0 chosen / 4 available
Est. delivery is May 14
An ocean of love! You'll receive six drawings from the “Water Dreams” series by Michele Guieu, 2013 (each drawing is 8”/20cm x 8”/20cm white and black ink on monotype, on paper mounted on wood panel 1.5”/4cm thick). Michele says: “Water Dreams is a series inspired by the fragility of water and my constant thoughts about its use, misuse and future.”
0 chosen / 1 available
Est. delivery is Jun 14
Tears of joy! You'll receive the photograph “Ice Landscape” by Beat Presser (20”/50cm x 60”/150cm colour print).
0 chosen / 1 available
Est. delivery is Jun 14
New life will emerge from your flood of generosity. You’ll receive four photographs from the "Water for the Dead" series by Ulay (9.5”/24cm x 11”/28cm colour prints, in wooden frames, with signed certificates of authenticity) + your portrait photo or logo on the newsletter + an interview on Waterwheel blog.
0 chosen / 1 available
Est. delivery is Jul 14
Now you're creating waves! You'll receive the signed CD "Transient Landscapes" by Leah Barclay, 2010 + the book “Hydromimicry - Strategies for a Water Planet” by Dr. D.L. “West” Marrin (pdf version) Transient Landscapes is a collection of works from the installation Sound Mirrors, an immersive environment that responds to significant rivers across the world.
10 chosen / 0 available
Est. delivery is Apr 14
Swimming with the current. You’ll receive a Feldenkrais Method session by Anna Yen (1 hr one-on-one in Brisbane only) + the signed CD “Free Fall Through Featherless Flight” by Jeannie Lewis, featuring the tracks: "The Stream Will Never Stop Flowing" and "It'll Rise Again".
2 chosen / 0 available
Est. delivery is Jun 14
The surf is pumping! You'll receive a one hour movement training/workshop (for 1-5 people) by Ruby Rowat, in Melbourne or Albury (Victoria, Australia), at a mutually agreed time by the end of June 2014. One-on-one could be aerial work, while a group workshop will be ground-based and draw from Laban & Bartenieff techniques.
1 chosen / 0 available
Est. delivery is Jun 14