FLUX – River interventions and explorations

Interdisciplinary walks, workshops, performances and temporary interventions in the public river space

FLUX – River interventions and explorations is a multi-year project in which Lungomare explores the riverscapes of Bolzano from a wide array of perspectives. In collaboration with artists, architects, researchers, and residents the Talvera, Isarco and Adige rivers and their bordering public areas are investigated. FLUX consists of the exhibition series FLUX – FRAGMENTS, the two-part publication FLUX-Zine, and FLUX – INTERVENTIONS.

Within the FLUX project, Lungomare works with the undiscovered potential of the riverscapes through a cross-disciplinary and participatory approach including a public programme of workshops, conversations, walks, performances, and temporary interventions along the urban river-space. As an organisation, Lungomare initiates processes, like public debates and interventions in urban space, between interest groups, activities, spaces, users, and institutional planning, to stimulate collective reflecting and generating of visions. Through various projects and cultural practices, people and places are connected, drawing attention to social changes, and referencing the present as well as the larger historical context of the city.

 

Lungomare aspires to change the perception of the river landscape in Bolzano, reveal its potential and develop a variety of visions for its use. This multi-layered exploration process aims to catalyse diverse needs and ideas that will then be translated into temporary interventions in order to create new access points and communal spaces along the rivers.

 

Within the FLUX framework, investigation of the rivers takes place in three formats:

 

FLUX – FRAGMENTS

In the exhibition series FLUX – FRAGMENTS, artists and architects observe and reflect on the public spaces around Bozen’s rivers. Some contributions are specifically created for FLUX, while others are archival works presented as inspirations and stimuli for further reflection within the context of FLUX – FRAGMENTS. In addition, FLUX – FRAGMENTS showcases historical images and city maps from urban archives, as well as cinematic documentaries by local filmmakers.

FLUX-Zine

The FLUX-Zine provides an overview of past and upcoming FLUX projects and also serves as a platform for artistic and poetic contributions, offering unexpected insights into the interplay between humans and rivers. FLUX-Zine sees itself not only as a publication of the FLUX projects but, above all, as a river newspaper that aims to be accessible to as many people as possible along the riverbanks.

Foto Forum Bolzano

FLUX – INTERVENTIONS

As part of the FLUX – INTERVENTIONS, public spaces around the river are directly interacted with and made accessible to everyone in the city. Through workshops, performances, exhibitions or even festivals, otherwise unnoticed or disregarded river banks become places for reflection, exchange and learning.

 

Situated Practices for the Pluriverse (SIT-PLU)
Amedeo Sartori – Vom Sehen flusswärts

Gaia Giani + Margareth Kammerer – Die Wald Liste

Antonio Rovaldi – Torno indietro un attimo

Johanna Dehio + Johanna Padge + Mascha Fehse – Fiumicina

Futurefarmers – A Meander – (Com)positionen with the river

Herwig Turk – Space fot Rivers
Sööt/Zeyringer – Performance Semiotik der Flussufer

Year

2022 – ongoing

Place

Bolzano

Curated by

Lungomare (Angelika Burtscher, Daniele Lupo)

Production and Coordination

Lungomare (Paola Boscaini, Elisa Cappellari, Elisa Del Prete, Sarah Keck, Ada Keller, Flora Mammana)

Graphic design team

Lungomare (Chiara Cesaretti, Linsey Dollemann, Paula Götz, Cecilia Tommasi)

Photo Documentation

Lungomare (Paola Boscaini), Elisa Cappellari, Asia De Lorenzi, Luca Guadagnini, Anna Michelotti, Samira Mosca

With the support of

Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano - Dipartimento Cultura; Comune di Bolzano - Uffico Cultura; Regione Autonoma Trentino-Alto Adige; Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Bolzano; Ministerio Austriaco di Cultura Milano; ifa - Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen; Hotel Laurin