Erik L. Peterson: Ink & Water was a collection of ink on paper painting made with water collected in Peoria. Guests were invited to help the artist make a fire with wood found on-site, the ashes used to make ink.

Peterson is a pro-bono public artist, sculptor, curator living in Chicago. He is best known for his large-scale urban interventions, Face Value and Inner State, and signature edible ice cream sculptures, CreamCycle and Soft Palate. Public performances employing sculptural elements like Two Tow'n and Square Dance, are camouflaged urban spectacles, while the annual Southwest Wisconsin Make Your Own Softball League game gathers artists who build their own bats and balls in order to play. Additionally, Peterson is a founder of Hyde Park Kunstverein, a community museum and solo project space in Chicago.

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Erik L. Peterson