Liquid Light (2022) is a multimedia installation by Camilo Ontiveros and Javier Tapia. Water is the protagonist of the work, both in its abundance and in shortage. The installation traces the movement of water across the United States and Mexico. to raise questions about water scarcity, climate change, and human disruption to local ecologies. It is composed of wooden shelves, salt, water bottles collected during the work’s production, rocks, photographs, and three-channels of video. Liquid Light is anchored by a film that documents the life and pathway of the Colorado River, tracing its flow across numerous locales, from the top of the Rocky Mountains down towards the southern border at the Sea of Cortez. By following the path of this river, the artists recognize both the beauty and necessity of water while also marking the ways in which it can be monetized, contaminated, and politicized. The exhibition offers an immersive gallery experience, utilizing multi-channel video and sound to foster generative dialogues and new ways of understanding the geopolitics of the natural landscape.