Victoria Taylor Alvarez and Natalie Kahn surrounded a mound of sand (representing the feminine/divine) with red lava rocks to form a meditation space relating to ancient teachings from Native American to Buddhist. Both are Los Angeles based artists.	“. . .by ignoring the power of renewal found in natural resources such as the River, we are creating a culture of shared spiritual impoverishment at the same time we create a society of unshared monetary wealth.” Clean Is Not Pure/Pure Is Not Clean–Craig Arteaga-Johnson collected discarded clothing downtown which he washed and dried on the riverbank. The clothes were then returned to their original locations. Arteaga-Johnson is an artist and also serves as Director of Exhibitions at Side Street Projects.	The LA Regional Water Quality Control Board categorizes the LA River as impaired or not meeting standards for pH and pollutants. Synonyms for this term were posted by the collaborative artist team of Davis and Davis. Their plexiglass signs contained river water.