On September 1st, 2001, WaterFire was set alight for the 100th time. This collection of essays about WaterFire was written to celebrate the occasion and to reflect upon the impact that Barnaby Evans’ sculpture has had upon individuals and upon the city and state. On August 16th, 2006, WaterFire was lit for the 200th time. Additional essays have been added since the occasion of the 100th lighting.
- Illuminating The Mirror – an Introduction by Barnaby Evans
- A WaterFire Wedding – Mardo Atoyan & Catherine Valenti
- WaterFire: Providence’s Epideictic Sublime – Jerry Blitefield
- Ritual Elements in the Art of Barnaby Evans – Joan R. Branham
- Sex and WaterFire – David Brussat
- We Are Burning – Tom Chandler
- The 100th Lightning of WaterFire – Vincent A. Cianci, Jr.
- WaterFire: Strange Musings – Sam Coale
- Communitas – Ray Davey
- Playing With Fire – Rob Emlen
- Encountering WaterFire – Oskar Eustis
- An Elemental Incantation – Cheryl Foster
- WaterFire and the Transformative City – Gavin Hogben
- Returning the Public to Public Art, or the Fine Art of Balance – Deborah J. Johnson
- WaterFire as Spectacle – Diana L. Johnson
- WaterFire as Community Ritual – David I. Kertzer
- Repetition – Peter D. Kramer
- Kindled Reflections – Rebecca Leuchak
- The One-Hundredth Lighting of WaterFire Providence – Roger Mandle
- The Gift – Ann Norton
- Water, Fire, and Ancient Wisdom – Glenn Rawson
- Experiencing WaterFire – Colgate & Lalla Searle
- On Growing WaterFire – Joan Slafsky
- My WaterFire – Charles Sullivan
- A City’s Ritual of Renewal – James E. Young
WaterFire wishes to thank the Rhode Island Committee for the Humanities for partial support for the publication of these essays.
