As part of the ‘Bringing In The Tide’ exhibition, you can gain new perspectives on the tides and the Moon when we host a themed evening in collaboration with the Wadden Sea National Park.
In Denmark, the tidal range is greatest in the Wadden Sea. During the evening, visual artists, landscape architects and researchers will present their work and guide us towards new insights and understandings of the tidal landscape.
In the first part of this themed evening, we will explore the tides as a natural phenomenon and a force to which we can surrender. How can we engage with the water and live in harmony with the tides – even as sea levels rise and the water encroaches further?
Listen to Forgetting by Frederikke Hooges - a 12 min. sound work of the tidal system.
Carlo Sass Sørensen, PhD in climate impacts and senior consultant at the Danish Coastal Authority, will provide an insight into the immense forces and volumes of water that the tides move around the North Sea – and how the water has shaped the landscape.
Landscape architect Katrina Wiberg, who heads the Centre for Emerging Landscapes at Aarhus School of Architecture, presents research into how we can view the coast as a dynamic zone rather than a static line, and how this can be incorporated into climate adaptation as a nature-based framework.
Performance artist Nana-Francsica Schottländer, who is contributing to Bringing In The Tide with the artworks Tidal Meditations and Tidal Protocols, explains how her encounter with the Wadden Sea has steered her artistic practice towards a practice of engaging with changing landscapes.
In the second part, we turn our attention to the universe, specifically the Moon, whose gravitational pull is the primary reason we experience the tides on Earth. In our discussion, we explore the Moon’s significance for us humans and for life on Earth. What do we actually know about this celestial body, and what significance do we attribute to the Moon in mythology and poetry?
Landscape architect Sophie Sahlqvist, who is contributing to Bringing In The Tide with her work The Drowned Garden, explains how the Moon’s relationship with the tides has inspired the garden.
Ole J. Knudsen, communications officer at the Aarhus Space Centre and former head of the planetarium at the Steno Museum, presents what we humans know about the Moon – and what relationship it has with the Earth.
INFO
The event will be held in Danish. Participation is free of charge. Registration is required at aann@varde.dk.
The event is organised in collaboration with the Wadden Sea National Park