By Way of Water | Plunging in – an exhibition dialogue

Plunging in – an exhibition dialogue
[in English]

As beings whose bodies consist largely of water, there is no fixed boundary between us humans and this element. And yet we often perceive it as something alienating rather than unifying. ‘By Way of Water’, the third exhibition in our annual program KANTEN UND KNOTEN (Knots and Edges), takes inspiration from confluences – the points where different bodies of water meet – to dissolve rigid boundaries and categorizations in the ways we relate to each other and to our (urban) surroundings. The exhibition unites six artistic positions across various media to explore how space can be inscribed, read, and (re-)interpreted through the lens of hydro-cartographic and hydro-feminist approaches.

The exhibition will be accompanied by artist talks and exhibition tours and a special program on World Rivers Day (29 September 2024).

With artistic contributions by: Mirja Busch, Thesea Rigou, Anton Filatov, Sanne Vaassen, Claire Waffel, U8 Kollektiv with Rabab Haidar