
Fiammetta Pennisi
This Master Class will share insights into the making of the exhibition “Swissnex Window#10: Converging Waters – Kumo, Kawa, Kōri” and the broader dynamics of art–science collaborations. As a side-event to the exhibition, it invites artists, scientists, curators, and all those interested to join Swiss members of the team.
The artist Marcel Rickli, scientist Prof. Michael Döring, and the curators and producers of the exhibition Irène Hediger and Flurin Fischer from the artists-in-labs program will guide participants through the exhibition process and explore how technology, artistic and scientific practices can contribute to sociocultural transformations in the context of climate change.
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Marcel Rickli is an artist living and working in Zurich, Switzerland. His work aims to capture an epoch in which humankind has become the most important influencing factor on our planet’s biological, geological and atmospheric processes: the Anthropocene.
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Prof. Dr. Michael Döring is the Head of the Ecohydrology Research Group and Professor at the Institute of Natural Resource Sciences, Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland. His research is centered on the assessment, evaluation and prediction of the consequences of anthropogenic influences and restoration efforts on rivers and floodplains (qualitatively and quantitatively) at the landscape scale.
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Irène Hediger is the head of the artists-in-labs program at Zurich University of the Arts, and a curator, researcher, and lecturer working at the intersection of art, science, and technology. Her research focuses on collaborations across diverse knowledge systems and the interrelations of human and more-than-human entities.
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Flurin Fischer is a research associate at the artists-in-labs program at Zurich University of the Arts, independent author and lecturer in film theory and transdisciplinary collaboration. At the core of his practice lies an eclectic interest in the diversity and complexity of our world.
Swissnex in Japan presents "Converging Waters – Kumo, Kawa, Kōri" where Japanese artist AKI INOMATA and Swiss artist Marcel Rickli explore water, technology, and the fragile balance of our planet. Their works invite us to reflect on our position within a world in transformation.
Join us on Sunday, September 7th at the Swiss Pavilion, Expo 2025 Osaka, for a conference on art, science, and water in times of climate change. Bringing together artists and scientists from Japan and Switzerland, this dialogue explores water, climate, and the role of art and science in shaping responsible ways forward across cultures and disciplines.
Fiammetta Pennisi