WILD WATERS
In Search of Balance

Mandy Barker, Robert Černelč, Katja Felle, Jošt Franko, Gustav Gnamuš, Miha Godec, Zsófia Szonja Illés, Tomo Jeseničnik, Petra Kapš, Staš Kleindienst, Aleksij Kobal, Lena Kocutar,
Anka Krašna, Jure Markota, Zoran Ogrinc, Pepo Pichler, Plateauresidue, Marjetica Potrč, Natalija R. Črnčec, Tjaša Rener, Eva Sajovic, Michaela Skovranova, Robertina Šebjanič, Nataša Tajnik Stupar

You are cordially invited to the opening of the exhibition on Friday, 11 September 2026, at 6:00 p.m. The exhibition will be opened by climatologist Lučka Kajfež Bogataj, PhD, and co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.
Curator: Petra Čeh

The exhibition highlights the complex and often contradictory nature of water, which embodies both an unstoppable force and a source of harmony. As a fundamental natural resource, water is not unlimited; above all, it is a common good that also raises questions of social and economic justice.

Through a range of contemporary artistic practices, the exhibition explores the relationship between humans and water in the Anthropocene, an era in which climate change is unfolding far more rapidly than ever before and the human impact on the environment can no longer be overlooked. This also raises the question of how the disrupted balance between humanity and nature might be restored.

The participating artists present works that address life by the water, changes in ecosystems, vulnerability, and resilience. The exhibition touches on only a small selection of the many issues connected with water and the ecology of aquatic habitats. Yet seemingly unrelated stories from different continents and countries reveal a shared underlying context, emphasising both the importance of individual environmental awareness and the responsibility of collective action for the common good, as well as the solidarity that becomes particularly evident in times of crisis and emergency.

While some of the works engage critically with the human impact on the environment, others focus on its consequences or open up a space for the sublime, the abstract, and the poetic.