SPREEUQ is a collaborative and participatory installation that unites humans and marine dwellers.
Design researcher and diver Rasa Weber creates artificial reefs. Designed in collaboration with local artisans
@ateliermariedrouet_vannerie and Antoine Campana and marine biologists, the reefs slowly become a new ecological habitat for various life forms. The exhibition features the twin of the reef that was placed in the Spree River in May 2025 and the reef installed in Corsica
@stareso_oceanographie in August 2025 alongside a film work documenting the transition of these installations into a queer habitat for aquatic life. The work is part of the thesis project SYMBIOCEAN, which is funded by the Interfacing the Ocean research group (SNSF)
@interfacing_the_ocean_zhdk , and hosted by Zurich University of the Arts, University of Art and Design Linz as well as the Cluster of excellence
@mattersofactivity .
The work can be visited until winter 2027
@humboldtforum @humboldtlabor as part of the ON WATER Exhibition.
Water is ubiquitous – We drink it, bathe in it, experience it as rain, ice, or a river. And yet it remains contradictory, as it is both familiar and at the same time unpredictable. Sometimes there is too much of it, sometimes too little. Sometimes it flows, sometimes it’s lacking, sometimes it floods entire stretches of land.
As a result of climate change, urban growth, and global inequality, water has become a significant challenge. It cannot be controlled easily and raises questions about established practices. Water is not a passive object, but instead a dynamic element that demands new scientific perspectives and social negotiation. The On Water: WasserWissen in Berlin exhibition showcases Berlin University Alliance (BUA) research projects that explore water from diverse perspectives. They all aim to learn from its properties – such as its cycles, its adaptability, and its binding force – to find solutions for the future. The audio track provides deeper insights into the interplay between humans and water. In it, scientists explain why it makes sense to listen to water, as it knows more than we think.
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