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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Architects Carlos Loperena and Alexandros Vaitsos are two members of DECA Architecture collective that is stationed in Greece. They welcome me warmly with a rich introduction of how the two met and reunited years after college. Back in 2001, Carlos…
A conversation with Haseeb Ahmed about the research phase of his residency. Based in Brussels for his S+T+ARTS project, Haseeb Ahmed wants to explore the journey that pharmaceuticals take from the point of human consumption and excretion to water streams…
A conversation with Joshua Stein about the first phase of his S+T+ARTS residency. As the founder of Radical Craft, a research and design studio that combines architecture, art and urbanism, US-based artist Joshua Stein has spent his first few S+T+ARTS4WATER-months…
A conversation with Mark IJzerman about the first phase of his S+T+ARTS residency After making an artificial intelligence installation that invites visitors to communicate with ‘the North Sea’, and a video in which humans are anthropologically observed from the perspective…
Today I talk with ST+ARTS4WATER artists Robertina Šebjanič and Marjan Žitnik, who are working on a project called “Zero Pollution Adriatic”.Together they investigate the pollution in the Adriatic sea: the levels, volumes, sources and hopefully the solutions. With Dubrovnik (CR)…
Thursday 27th of January the group of experts involved with Draught in Waterland and Biodiversity in Port of Rotterdam met at V2_Lab. For many it was the first opportunity to meet ‘in real life’ (due to Covid restricitions), a few…
This is the manual for using our STARTS4Water internal Journal. Its goals are: Keeping track of progress of STARTS4Water Residencies Networking between Residencies Reflection on research methods and innovativeness All above should facilitate the reporting phases of the STARTS4Water project The…
In November the Center for Genomic Gastronomy began work on their STARTS4Water residency: DROUGHT IN WATERLAND, commissioned by V2_and co-funded by STARTS4Water. To get familiar with the area they conducted interviews with experts (an engineer, a policy maker and a…
A few organisations work around this topic and we had the chance to exchange with Teun Spek, who works for the Veluwe Waterboard, responsible for water management and groundwater system in this area. Teun was born in the Veluwe and…
Last week Mark IJzerman started working on his STARTS4Water residency on Biodiversity in the Rotterdam Port, commissioned by V2_and co-funded by STARTS4Water. To get familiar with the area, he went to the port area for the first time with…
Bringing together art, technology and science, STARTS4Water aims to tackle one of the most pressing challenges of our times: water management. The project will support artists, researchers, technology experts and other stakeholders in finding a common ground and language to…
STARTS4Water Academy: Prototyping urban water solutions @BrusselsWorkshops 10, 17 & 24 November, 14h00 – 17h00 CET (registration required)Exhibition: 27th of November, 14h00 – 16h00 CET (no registration required)How can we use digital technologies to tackle water pollution and water shortage…
