The Dutch town of Drachten has got itself a spectacular installation that resembles recent temporary color interventions like Delete in Vienna and in Beukelsblauw in Rotterdam that managed to generate small-scale Bilbao effects.

The installation called WATER IS LIFE (Water is Leven) is made by Henk Hofstra who had 1000 metres of road painted blue in reference to the waterway that was once running where the road is now.

Apparently, the installation is not just a reminder of the past but also an indication of the future as the waterway will be re-establish some time during 2008.

• Water Road / Via Wooster Collective