This is how it’s now and how it will be later…
‘Zo zal het blijven, boten en waterAan de kaai van mooi RotterdamZo is het nu en zo is het later‘T Is toch de trots van ons Rotterdam’ ‘This is how it will be, boats and waterOn the quayside of fine…
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Water as a Breathing Body
An interview with Leonor Serrano Rivas and Diego Delas about The Future of High Waters: Geo-engineering Solutions for the Venetian Lagoon When Leonor Serrano Rivas and Diego Delas, both artists, architects, and researchers, applied for the open call ‘The Future…
Figuring the Literacy of the Venice Lagoon
An interview with Sonia Levy about her artistic research for the S+T+ARTS residency ‘The Future of High Waters: Nature-based Solutions for the Venetian Lagoon’ When artist Sonia Levy applied for the S+T+ARTS residency in TBA21–Academy, together with ecologist Meredith Root…
“The audience is forced to look in the mirror.”
A follow-up with Brussels-based S+T+ARTS resident Haseeb Ahmed. According to the artist, the project has developed quite a bit since we last spoke. “I shifted away from antidepressants and birth-control, and started to focus more on anti-aging medicines and their…
The Influence of Pollutants on the Adriatic Sea – in conversation with Robertina Šebjanič and Marjan Žitnik
The last time they were interviewed, S+T+ARTS artists-in-residence Robertina Šebjanič and Marjan Žitnik (UR Institute, Dubvronik) were in the middle of their research phase of the project “Zero Pollution Adriatic”, developing a smart underwater reef with sensors to measure the…
The lifecycle of architectural remains – a conversation with Joshua Stein
Last time we spoke, Joshua Stein had recently begun his S+T+ARTS project at the Pistoletto Foundation, which focuses on anthropogenic contributions to the rivers and rice fields of Biella (Italy). A few months later, I interviewed him about the second…
Booking a table at a restaurant where you can only eat twelve years from now
During their S+T+ARTS residency in the Netherlands, the Centre for Genomic Gastronomy (CGG) members Emma Conley, Cathrine Kramer and Zack Denfeld focus on the maintenance and future of food forests in Europe. Today I spoke with Emma and Zack about their current…
A confluence of histories and current(s)
An interview with Anna Ridler about her S+T+ARTS residency on Water Capitalism Since last year, with the foundation of the natural asset company (NAC) in America, companies have been enabled to obtain rights to ecosystem services on a given parcel…
Glaciers as storages of memories of the past – in conversation with Theresa Schubert
What can fluvial systems and glaciers tell us about climate change? And how can we measure the human impact on these complex water networks? During her residency at Cittadellarte – Fondazione Pistoletto, Berlin-based artist Theresa Schubert investigated the fluvial systems…
“The artificial creation of wild conditions seems to be very present in the Netherlands.”
A conversation with the Center for Genomic Gastronomy (CGG) about the first phase of their residency. Artists Emma Conley, Cathrine Kramer and Zack Denfeld are currently completing the research phase of their S+T+ARTS4WATER project, focusing on water management and food…