Exhibition, Vernissage, Public Event | Kunsthaus Biel Centre d’art Bienne (KBCB)
«Waterscape Imaginaries»
Vernissage: TH 16 October, 5.30 pm
Exhibition: 17.10. – 7.12.2025
Kunsthaus Biel Centre d’art Bienne (KBCB)
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 collaboration with Kunsthaus Biel Centre d’art Bienne (KBCB), ETH Zurich, European Research Institute and Kunstmuseum St.Gallen. With the support of Studies in the Arts (SINTA) and Pro Helvetia Synergies.
«Waterscape Imaginaries»
Vernissage: TH 16 October, 5.30 pm
Exhibition: 17.10. – 7.12.2025
Kunsthaus Biel Centre d’art Bienne (KBCB)
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 collaboration with Kunsthaus Biel Centre d’art Bienne (KBCB), ETH Zurich, European Research Institute and Kunstmuseum St.Gallen. With the support of Studies in the Arts (SINTA) and Pro Helvetia Synergies.
