Based on a true event during World War II
Flooded McDonald’s is a film work by Superflex in which a convincing life-size replica of the interior of a McDonald’s burger bar, without any customers or staff present, gradually floods with water. Furniture is lifted up by the water, trays of food and drinks start to float around, electrics short circuit and eventually the space becomes completely submerged.
The water tower is a distinctive mark upon the New York City skyline, a rustic, turn of the century nod to convenience and practicality. If you want water pressure, you need a water tower. While some of the fancier buildings tried to hide the awkward structures behind shields and veneers of various kinds, most buildings wear their towers proudly.