Based on his performative project As Below, So Above, this lecture by artist Bill Balaskas draws a parallel between the invisibility of the canals-‘rivers’ (“rii”) of Venice which were transformed over the city’s history into streets with water still flowing underneath them (“Rii Terà con volti”), and the invisibility of atmospheric-‘flying’ rivers, whose preservation is essential for the hydrological cycle and for tackling climate change.
Speakers:
Bill Balaskas (artist and instigator of the Flying Rivers Campaign and International Museums Consortium).
