SALT LAKE CITY — What has been called a reimagining of the popular Seven Canyons Fountain in Salt Lake City's Liberty Park was unveiled Thursday, nearly eight years after the water stopped flowing.

The Seven Canyon Refuge is a new public art space that encourages visitors to experience the intersection of art and nature.

“Water is life, water is restorative, water is what we’re made of,” said Stephen Goldsmith, one of the original artists of the Seven Canyons Fountain, who returned to work on the new refuge.

The interactive art feature uses multiple elements, including light and sound, to create what the city says is a "multisensory experience." A big focus of the redesign was to make sure there are meaningful interactions for people of all ages and abilities.

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