Dye Me a River

Today is World Water Day in Buenos Aires and one Argentine artists decided to use dye as a way to try to send a message about pollution. His canvas? The Matanza-Riachuelo river, Argentina's most polluted basin.  Here are pictures of him pouring green dye into the river to make his point.

Photo from fOTOGLIF

Photo from fOTOGLIF

Photo from fOTOGLIF

Photo from fOTOGLIF

Photo from fOTOGLIF

Argentine artist Nicolas Garcia Uriburu, accompanied by Greenpeace activists, releases dye into the Matanza-Riachuelo river, Argentina's most polluted basin, to turn it green during a demonstration on World Water Day in Buenos Aires, March 22, 2010. The demonstration was held to call attention to the pollution in the river and to consider how water is used, the organizers said.