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Exhibition, Vernissage, Public Event | Kunsthaus Biel/Centre d’art Bienne
«Waterscape Imaginaries»
Vernissage: TH 16 October, 5.30 pm
Exhibition: 17.10. – 7.12.2025
Kunsthaus Biel / Centre d’art Bienne
Public Program & Workbook Launch: Saturday 29 November 2025
The exhibition „Waterscape Imaginaries“ explores microbial aquatic life through the lens of an art–science collaboration between visual artist Riikka Tauriainen and marine biologist Marta Musso. In dialogue with the Plankton Ecosystems project and selected works from the Glicksman Collection of environmental art from the 1970s, the exhibition traces connections between past and present visions of ecological art.
The show brings together videos, soundscapes, drawings and mappings, collected from field trips between the Alps, the rivers and the Sea, alongside blueprints of the historical artworks such as the Survival Pieces and Portable Fish Farm. These resonances invite reflection on the shifting imaginaries of water, relationality, and ecological entanglement.
The exhibition is organised by EcoArtLab, HKB (BFH), in collaborationwith ETH Zurich, European Research Institute and Kunstmuseum St.Gallen. With the support of Pro Helvetia Synergies.
We would also like to take this opportunity to draw your attention to the program, which will take place as part of the exhibition on Saturday, 29 November:
«Public Event»
Kunsthaus Biel / Centre d’art Bienne
Public Program & Workbook Launch: Saturday 29 November 2025
Morning:
Public Workshop (EN/DE)
10:00 – 12:00
“Observing the Unseen: A Transdisciplinary Workshop on Plankton”
With Riikka Tauriainen & Marta Musso
This transdisciplinary workshop invites participants to explore plankton through artistic and scientific lenses. Led by visual artist Riikka Tauriainen and marine biologist Marta Musso, the workshop offers hands-on activities and reflections on microbial aquatic life, ocean literacy, and ecological entanglement. Families and anyone interested in plankton and art–science dialogue are warmly welcome.
Registration: until 24 November via this LINK
Where: Library, 1st floor
Costs: Free of charge
Access: Recommended for families with children aged 6 and over. Held in spoken English with optional translation to basic German. Wheelchair-accessible space with adjustable lighting. During the workshop, we will engage in visual activities using microscopes and drawing materials, and reflect on ecological issues. We hope to facilitate interactive exchange formats. Most of the work will be done at tables.
Afternoon:
Public program with Study Group on Relational Ecologies (EN)
Time: tba
“ On Extraction, Relations and Care:
Knowledge Production in Artistic–Scientific Processes ?”
This afternoon, the Study Group on Relational Ecologies will present a screening of four short films, followed by a collective discussion. The programme will reflect on how different approaches to knowledge production influence artistic-scientific work and explore practices of care, collaboration and shared methodologies.
The Study Group emerged from an interest in relational ecologies and the need for sustained, intimate formats of exchange, offering a space where research is shaped through mutual learning and imagination. The group brings together researchers and practitioners focusing on visual anthropology, feminist political ecology, ecofeminist activism, marine science and art.
A workbook developed within a collaborative project on 'Plankton Ecosystems' will also be launched at the event. This documents artistic-scientific processes and invites further engagement.
Apéro
17:00 – 18:00
Exhibition, Vernissage, Public Event | Kunsthaus Biel/Centre d’art Bienne
«Waterscape Imaginaries»
Vernissage: TH 16 October, 5.30 pm
Exhibition: 17.10. – 7.12.2025
Kunsthaus Biel / Centre d’art Bienne
Public Program & Workbook Launch: Saturday 29 November 2025
The exhibition „Waterscape Imaginaries“ explores microbial aquatic life through the lens of an art–science collaboration between visual artist Riikka Tauriainen and marine biologist Marta Musso. In dialogue with the Plankton Ecosystems project and selected works from the Glicksman Collection of environmental art from the 1970s, the exhibition traces connections between past and present visions of ecological art.
The show brings together videos, soundscapes, drawings and mappings, collected from field trips between the Alps, the rivers and the Sea, alongside blueprints of the historical artworks such as the Survival Pieces and Portable Fish Farm. These resonances invite reflection on the shifting imaginaries of water, relationality, and ecological entanglement.
The exhibition is organised by EcoArtLab, HKB (BFH), in collaborationwith ETH Zurich, European Research Institute and Kunstmuseum St.Gallen. With the support of Pro Helvetia Synergies.
We would also like to take this opportunity to draw your attention to the program, which will take place as part of the exhibition on Saturday, 29 November:
«Public Event»
Kunsthaus Biel / Centre d’art Bienne
Public Program & Workbook Launch: Saturday 29 November 2025
Morning:
Public Workshop (EN/DE)
10:00 – 12:00
“Observing the Unseen: A Transdisciplinary Workshop on Plankton”
With Riikka Tauriainen & Marta Musso
This transdisciplinary workshop invites participants to explore plankton through artistic and scientific lenses. Led by visual artist Riikka Tauriainen and marine biologist Marta Musso, the workshop offers hands-on activities and reflections on microbial aquatic life, ocean literacy, and ecological entanglement. Families and anyone interested in plankton and art–science dialogue are warmly welcome.
Registration: until 24 November via this LINK
Where: Library, 1st floor
Costs: Free of charge
Access: Recommended for families with children aged 6 and over. Held in spoken English with optional translation to basic German. Wheelchair-accessible space with adjustable lighting. During the workshop, we will engage in visual activities using microscopes and drawing materials, and reflect on ecological issues. We hope to facilitate interactive exchange formats. Most of the work will be done at tables.
Afternoon:
Public program with Study Group on Relational Ecologies (EN)
Time: tba
“ On Extraction, Relations and Care:
Knowledge Production in Artistic–Scientific Processes ?”
This afternoon, the Study Group on Relational Ecologies will present a screening of four short films, followed by a collective discussion. The programme will reflect on how different approaches to knowledge production influence artistic-scientific work and explore practices of care, collaboration and shared methodologies.
The Study Group emerged from an interest in relational ecologies and the need for sustained, intimate formats of exchange, offering a space where research is shaped through mutual learning and imagination. The group brings together researchers and practitioners focusing on visual anthropology, feminist political ecology, ecofeminist activism, marine science and art.
A workbook developed within a collaborative project on 'Plankton Ecosystems' will also be launched at the event. This documents artistic-scientific processes and invites further engagement.
Apéro
17:00 – 18:00
