Interactive Water Awareness Installation

Are you a water saver?

An open-ended set of artefacts designed to raise individual and collective awareness of water consumption and trigger behavioural change

Rising water consumption calls for behavioural change

Water consumption in Kolding’s sports facilities has been rising for years. Technical fixes can reduce usage — but they don’t change the habits that drive it.

This interactive water awareness installation explores the other side of the problem: making people aware of how their everyday choices impact water consumption, not through information alone, but through direct, physical experience in public space.

A system of playful artefacts to trigger awareness

Three complementary elements that can be used independently or combined to create different levels of interaction and engagement.

The water challenge wall

The Water Challenge Wall is an interactive installation that confronts users with questions about their own water habits — "Am I a water saver?", "Do I have the right to waste the planet's water?" By making a private behaviour visible in a public space, it transforms individual awareness into a collective experience and invites users to reconsider what their everyday choices actually cost.

The reflection bench

The Reflection Bench offers a quieter, more introspective experience within the campaign. It invites users to slow down, sit and engage with water in a more sensory way. By interacting with the water drops, users become aware of how fragile and precious this resource is. Stickers allow visitors to leave messages — making individual thoughts visible and shared with others.

The Seesaw “Share your Water”

The "Share your Water" seesaw is a playful installation that explores the unequal distribution of water resources. By opening the seesaw and starting to balance, users engage in a physical act of sharing — turning a global issue into an immediate and embodied experience. The unpredictability of the interaction creates anticipation and engagement, encouraging users to recognise water as a valuable resource: not always available and never without effort.

Meaningful adult play and water awareness

This campaign creates a space where adult play becomes socially accepted. Its public and collective nature reduces the feeling of embarrassment typically associated with playful behaviour — while simultaneously using that discomfort as a trigger for reflection. The tension activates more conscious questioning, shifting users from passive habits to active awareness and responsibility.