特拉华河流经费城复杂的过去和现在的社会结构。它的许多支流在我们的脚下，在高速公路和社区下面流淌，基本上不被注意，但仍然存在。
早在1676年，船只就在展览馆对面的街道上建造。这些船只航行在著名的Poutaxat河、mochijirickickon河和Lenapewihittuck河上，随后是南河和瑞典河，后来成为著名的特拉华河。特拉华河最初是由Lenni Lenape人用来打猎和捕鱼的。这些船后来被用来运送自由和被奴役的人到截然不同的命运。被威廉·佩恩(William Penn)设想为“格林乡村小镇”(Greene Country town)的海滨后来成为美国海军的诞生地，并被用来进口从可可豆到原油等各种产品。这些船只为费城成为美国的“世界工厂”铺平了道路，今天沿着海滨仍然可以看到。
受18世纪特拉华河微妙而复杂的历史启发，Biangle工作室创作了鬼船，这是一个特定地点的三维灯光和水基公共艺术装置。这艘18世纪的船在10月份出现在费城滨水区，让人们了解特拉华河的共同历史，并反思它在塑造费城今天所扮演的角色。
当观众参观展览时，他们可以进入一个叙事音频导览，可以看到特拉华河的历史景观。在历史学家、艺术家和考古学家的指导下，展览旨在唤起人们的记忆，并参与关于费城及其特拉华河滨水区的过去、现在和未来的多元文化和多代人的对话。
The Delaware River flows through Philadelphia’s complex past and present social fabric. Its many tributaries run beneath our feet, under highways and neighborhoods, going largely unnoticed but still ever-present.
As early as 1676, ships were being built across the street from this exhibition. These ships sailed on what was known as the Poutaxat, Mochijirickhickon, and Lenapewihittuck, followed by the South River and Swedish River, before becoming known as the Delaware River. The Delaware was first used by the Lenni Lenape people for hunting and fishing. These ships were later used to transport both free and enslaved people to distinctly different destinies. The waterfront envisioned by William Penn as a “Greene Country Towne” was later the birthplace of the United States Navy and was used for the importation of products ranging from cocoa beans to crude oil. These vessels made way for Philadelphia to become the “Workshop of the World” in the United States, which is still visible today along the waterfront.
Inspired by the nuanced and complex history of the Delaware River in the 1700s, Biangle Studio created Ghost Ship, a site-specific, three-dimensional light and water-based public art installation. The 18th-century ship appeared on the Philadelphia Waterfront for the month of October to shine a light on the shared history of the Delaware River and reflect on its role in shaping Philadelphia today.
As viewers travel through the exhibition, they access a narrative audio tour offering a view into the historical landscape of the Delaware River. Guided by historians, artists, and archaeologists, the exhibition intends to evoke memory and engage in a multicultural and multigenerational conversation about the past, present, and future of Philadelphia and its Delaware River Waterfront.
