𝙁𝙇𝙊𝙒𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙎𝙏𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙈𝙎 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝

The FLOWING STREAMS project comes to an end with the launch of the publication of the same name, which brings together the research work that the artists and practitioners involved in the project have carried out this year in rural areas of Romania. This publication, coordinated by Nicoleta Moise, compiles a living archive of a situated cultural ecology of waters: between what can be potentially restored as infrastructures, practices or knowledge and what can be rethought as a way of responding to the specificities of a place and in relation to the global effects of climate change.

The multi-residency project 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌𝐒, an initiative of EUNIC Romania, curated by Adelina Luft, facilitated an exercise in bridging: between artistic proposals and the rural world, between European practitioners and local organizations, and between existing hydrological conditions and future possibilities for restoring the relationship between people and water.

Pawel Rutkowski (EUNIC/Polish Institute), Adelina Luft (curator of Flowing Streams), Nicoleta Moise (publication coordinator) will be in conversation with Rucsandra Pop (author) on the topic of the human-water relationship.

𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌𝐒

The FLOWING STREAMS 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 on the cultural ecology of water took place during 2024 and involved artists from 7 countries. Initiated by 𝐓𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐣𝐨𝐚𝐧𝐜ă (British Council), 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐓ă𝐮𝐭𝐮 (Fundația9) and 𝐏𝐚𝐰𝐞𝐥 𝐑𝐮𝐭𝐤𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐤𝐢 (Polish Institute) and curated by 𝐀𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐋𝐮𝐟𝐭, it was conceived as a series of short-term residencies for artists and practitioners based in seven countries affiliated to the network of European cultural institutes in Romania.

In the spring of 2024, following an open call, from 170 applications, the project team selected seven residents, each supported by a cultural institute in their home country: 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 (UK) at 𝐈𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐒𝐥ă𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐨𝐯𝐚 – British Council Romania, 𝐕á𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐯 Š𝐚𝐧𝐚 (Czech Republic) at the𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 – Czech Center, 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐒𝐢𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐳𝐤𝐨 (Poland) at 𝐄𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭 – Polish Institute, 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 (𝐍𝐞𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐫ö𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐘𝐮, Netherlands) at the 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 – Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, 𝐎𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐚 𝐆á𝐥 (Romania) at 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜ț𝐢𝐚- Fundația9, 𝐉𝐨𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐯𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧 (Germany) at 𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐑𝐀 – 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 – Goethe-Institut Bucharest and 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐚 (Italy) at 𝐂𝐔𝐂𝐀 (𝐂â𝐫ț𝐢ș𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫) – Italian Cultural Institute in Bucharest. During the summer, they conducted research in the respective spaces, hosted by local organizations, to explore the interconnection between water, land and life and to create a space for co-learning and mutual listening by involving practitioners from different fields and local people.

In their short visits, the people in residence have taken on the role of mapping the social and cultural imbalances affecting water relations beyond the immediate reality of brutal drought, and their findings as well as their suggested proposals, approaches and possible local interventions can be found in the limited-edition publication 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌𝐒.

𝙊𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙧𝙨

𝙄𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝘽𝙪𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩, 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙡 𝙍𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙖, 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝘽𝙪𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩, 𝙀𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙙𝙤𝙢 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙍𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙖, 𝙂𝙤𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚-𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙩 𝘽𝙪𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩, 𝘾𝙯𝙚𝙘𝙝 𝘾𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝘽𝙪𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩, 𝙁𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖ț𝙞𝙖9

Publication coordinator: Nicoleta Moise

Graphics: Karolina Pietrzyk & Tobias Wenig

Communication: Karin Ungureanu, Irina Marinescu

Translations: Vlad Hodrea

English proofreading: David Hughes

Introductory texts: Adelina Luft, Rucsandra Pop

Printed by Fabrik printing house

𝙍𝙚𝙯𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣ț𝙖9 is a cultural center in the heart of the city, where we bring together thinkers, creators, communities and scholars in an open dialogue for a better understanding of the world we live in. Together, we strive to build a safe, inclusive and welcoming space for everyone who crosses our threshold. We value diversity and encourage mutual acceptance and respect in our community.
Rezidența9 is coordinated by Fundaţia9, established and supported by BRD – Groupe Société Générale.

𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙗𝙮 𝙀𝙐𝙉𝙄𝘾 𝙍𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙖 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙁𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖ţ𝙞𝙖9. 𝙀𝙐𝙉𝙄𝘾 – 𝙀𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 – 𝙞𝙨 𝙀𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚’𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙤𝙛 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 39 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙀𝙐 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨.