Water is so much more than a transparent, homogeneous fluid. It mediates relationships and dependencies between living and non-living matter, while its various forms and manifestations are symptomatic of long-term, hardly perceivable processes of climate change. In fact, most climate impacts are directly related to water – too much, too little, or too dirty – yet the ways water systems are cared for remain largely inadequate. The question is how can we engage with these intricate assemblages and what do we need to know in order to do so ethically and effectively?

Faculty and guests: Klára Peloušková (UMPRUM), Veronika Miškovičová (UMPRUM), Alexander Ač (CzechGlobe, Czech Academy of Sciences), Martina Bauerová + Barbora Lišková (The Prague Institute of Planning and Development), Irena Brányiková (Institute of Chemical Processes, Czech Academy of Sciences), Anna Bromová (CzechGlobe, Czech Academy of Sciences), Xavier Coadic + Laura Ranca (Tactical Tech), András Cséfalvay (Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava), Zack Denfeld (The Center for Genomic Gastronomy), Sophie Dyer + Sasha Engelmann (open-weather), Zdeněk Eisert (Rybářství Třeboň a.s.), Andreia Garcia (Architectural Affairs, Lisbon), Petr Hák (UMPRUM), Lenka Hámošová (FAMU), Paul Heinicker (Potsdam University of Applied Sciences), Tereza Hnátková (Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences), Jakub Hruška (CzechGlobe, Czech Academy of Sciences), Ewelina Jarosz (Pedagogical University Cracow) + Justyna Górowska (Academy of Fine Arts / European University in Cracow), Jan Květ, Michal Kindernay, Jiří Masojídek (Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences), Martin Mazanec (Faculty of Fine Arts, Brno University of Technology), Alina Nazmeeva (University of Michigan), Pavla Pauknerová (UMPRUM), Daniel Duarte Pereira + Fernando P. Ferreira (Space Transcribers, Braga - Porto), Jan Pokorný (ENKI), Jiřina Psíková, Susan Reid (University of Sydney), Jan Richtr (City of Prague), Frédéric Rossano (Strasbourg School of Architecture), Veronika Sellner (Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University), David Stránský (Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University), Solveig Qu Suess (University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland / Basel Academy of Art and Design)

Find out more in the Planet B Handbook