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On Water… in Puddles
Art & Science in Conversation
Hauptbild für die Veranstaltung "Über Wasser… aus der Pfütze" – Schale mit Wasser in einer Pfütze vor dem Humboldt Forum
© Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin / Photo: Max Illner
What exactly is a puddle – and why is it worth paying attention to? Often overlooked, it forms a microcosm of its own: temporary, multifaceted, and full of dynamism, bridging the water cycle and urban life.
Artist Mirja Busch, anthropologist Ignacio Farías (Humboldt University of Berlin), and urban ecologist Thomas Nehls (Technical University of Berlin)—all of whose work is featured in the exhibition On Water. WasserWissen in Berlin—will explore the puddle from different perspectives. Together, they consider what a “puddleology” might be: a science of small, transient bodies of water.
The discussion will address the forms and classifications of puddles, their role in urban environments, and the questions they raise for both art and research: as indicators of environmental conditions, as habitats, and as aesthetic phenomena.
Moderated by Julia Vismann (rbb).
Participants
Mirja Busch
Ignacio Farías
Thomas Nehls
Julia Vismann
- Price: free admission, ticket required
- Please purchase your ticket in advance online or at the box office in the foyer.
- max. 50 persons
- Duration: 90 min
- Age: 14 years and older
- Language: German
- Place: Humboldt Lab, 1st Floor
- part of: On Water
Artist Mirja Busch, anthropologist Ignacio Farías (Humboldt University of Berlin), and urban ecologist Thomas Nehls (Technical University of Berlin)—all of whose work is featured in the exhibition On Water. WasserWissen in Berlin—will explore the puddle from different perspectives. Together, they consider what a “puddleology” might be: a science of small, transient bodies of water.
The discussion will address the forms and classifications of puddles, their role in urban environments, and the questions they raise for both art and research: as indicators of environmental conditions, as habitats, and as aesthetic phenomena.
Moderated by Julia Vismann (rbb).
Participants
Mirja Busch
Ignacio Farías
Thomas Nehls
Julia Vismann
- Price: free admission, ticket required
- Please purchase your ticket in advance online or at the box office in the foyer.
- max. 50 persons
- Duration: 90 min
- Age: 14 years and older
- Language: German
- Place: Humboldt Lab, 1st Floor
- part of: On Water
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