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Host / Region Waag Futurelab / Amsterdam, Netherlands – River De Dommel Abstract Residency In this residency the artist explored natural water regeneration in urban waterways by creating an installation that references the Schauberger vortex principle for the Dommel River in Eindhoven, interweaving water physics, biomimicry, and artistic research. Keywords regeneration, water physics, hydrodynamics, citizen science, […]

Host / Region Waag Futurelab / Amsterdam, Netherlands – Port of Amsterdam Abstract The residency invited artists to explore the relationship between maritime trade, port ecologies, and ever-changing supply chains to offer viable future scenarios for future sustainable cargo flows. Keywords ecocultures, mapping, physical internet, speculative design, circularity Description of the regional challenge The Port of

Host / Region BETA Festival & ADAPT/ Dublin, Ireland – Port of Belfast Abstract This residency sought to explore the challenges faced in developing and maintaining wind energy farms offshore and creating green infrastructures for the future of ports. Keywords immersive tech , deep tech, ai, wind energy, energy transition, systems thinking Description of the

Host / Region TBA21–Academy/ Madrid, Spain/ Venice, Italy – Venice Lagoon Abstract The residency envisioned the future of port areas like the Venice Lagoon through collaborative governance, fostering alliances between citizens, economic activities and more-than-human life. Keywords citizenship, decentralization, governances: rights of nature, rights of more-than- human, rights of animals, future of oceans Description of

Host / Region TBA21–Academy/ Madrid, Spain/ Venice, Italy – Venice Lagoon Abstract This residency invited artists to explore the Venice Lagoon’s food production and distribution networks, using the interplay of cooking, eating, and waste management to inspire imaginative scenarios that highlight interspecies alliances, crucial trade routes, and conviviality. Keywords metabolism, reciprocity, conviviality, energy matter, bio

Host / Region TBA21–Academy/ Madrid, Spain/ Venice, Italy – Venice Lagoon Abstract This project invited speculative practices to reimagine the future of the Venice Lagoon’s port areas, exploring how technodiversity can empower our future critical investigations, narrativizations, and re-imaginations. Keywords liminal spaces, radical futurism, more-than-human underwater ecosystems investigative aesthetics,port infrastructures, eco-social crisis Description of the regional

Host / Region Drugo More/ Rijecka, Croatia – Port Of Rijeka Abstract of Residency The residency invited the artist to explore the development of an innovative approach to research and presentation of traces of human activity in the port area specifically designated to transportation and servicing the oil industry. Keywords oil, port, ecosystem, sedimentation, erosion

Host / Region Arca Futuris / Hamburg, Germany, Danube river Abstract The residency aimed to challenge the role of the public and policies in comprehending their responsibility for the ecological networks around them. With the Danube at its centre, the project seeks to develop new ways to empower citizens in regard to precious natural resources in

Host / Region Arca Futuris / Vienna, Austria – Danube River Abstract This residency invited an exploration of the Danube’s ecosystem, examining the impact of human interventions and regulations on its aquatic habitats and eco cultures. Keywords sea level rise, ecocentrism, biodiversity, interspecies ethics, pollution, water quality Description of the regional challenge Since the beginning of

Host / Region Drugo More/ Rijecka, Croatia – Island of Vis Abstract The goal of the residency was to develop a convivial tool, a prototype for a small-scale water collecting and distribution system using traditional (cistern) and modern technology coupled with community engagement on the island of Vis, considering the local context: a Mediterranean climate,