Mur Island has brought the Mur River back to the people of Graz. Up to a few years ago, the river had been polluted by sewage water and industrial effluent. So the fact that the Mur had dug itself 12m deeper into its riverbed after its regulation in the 19th century hardly bothered people. Now the river connecting and dividing the city has a good quality of water again. Graz-born Robert Punkenhofer inspired the New York artist Vito Acconci, New York’s art, design and media star to design the project, an accessible artificial island space on the Mur River in Graz.
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