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Shallow Waters


Shallow Waters magazine explores two extreme cases of urbanized shallow water territories – Markermeer/IJsselmeer in the heart of the Netherlands and the Venetian Lagoon. One is probably the most technologically controlled water on Earth, while the other negotiates a balance of natural water cycles, extreme weather, and a robust tourist economy. Providing points of reflection for similar territories where prospective sea level rise in the near future poses urgent questions about human and more-than human cohabitation, engineering, economy, and both ecological and social metabolisms.
Two Extreme Deltas Magazine | Venice Biennale 2021 
Parallel Program to Dutch Pavillion
architect/team Lada Hršak, Ludovica Beltrami, Juliette Gilson, Simone Spiga, Zoe Panayi
with Harm vdGeest IBED, Alice Smits, Carolyn F. Strauss, Camilla Bertollini, 
team Tagiapietra/Sigovini, Guarneri, Laura Onofri, Saline Verhoeven
microphotography Wim van Egmond
curator Francien ten Westrenen, Het Nieuwe Instituut

themes research, ecology, technology, co-habitation, multispecies empathy