Testing the Waters:
Water bills of Rotterdam
Coming back this Spring
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Testing the Waters is a social design project that researches and problematises water management in urban public spaces.
This tour invites you to explore the vital role of water management in our daily lives, starting with something often overlooked: the monthly water bill. This walking tour is a journey through Rotterdam’s water history, guided by the historical context of De Esch.
Project supported by Stimuleringsfonds.
START: Lage Filterweg (stop for trams 21 and 24), 3063 RC Rotterdam
DISTANCE: 1.5km
DURATION: 1.5h
LANGUAGE: English / Traces of Dutch
Bring comfortable footwear and possibly and umbrella.
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Water bills of Rotterdam
Coming back this Spring
Testing the Waters is a social design project that researches and problematises water management in urban public spaces.
This tour invites you to explore the vital role of water management in our daily lives, starting with something often overlooked: the monthly water bill. This walking tour is a journey through Rotterdam’s water history, guided by the historical context of De Esch.
Project supported by Stimuleringsfonds.
START: Lage Filterweg (stop for trams 21 and 24), 3063 RC Rotterdam
DISTANCE: 1.5km
DURATION: 1.5h
LANGUAGE: English / Traces of Dutch
Bring comfortable footwear and possibly and umbrella.
Testing the Waters:
Fountains of Porto
Currently discontinued
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Testing the Waters is a social design project that researches and problematises water management in urban public spaces.
Using the guided tours typically offered to tourists in Porto, the project will tell stories about public fountains in the city’s historic centre, collecting testimonies and enhancing collective ways of dealing with the prospect of water scarcity.
Project supported by Porto Design Biennale
START: Largo da Alfândega, 4050-431 Porto
DISTANCE: 1.8km
DURATION: 1.5h
LANGUAGE: English / Some Portunhol
The tour involves some uphill and downhill walking. Bring comfortable footwear!
Fountains of Porto
Currently discontinued
Testing the Waters is a social design project that researches and problematises water management in urban public spaces.
Using the guided tours typically offered to tourists in Porto, the project will tell stories about public fountains in the city’s historic centre, collecting testimonies and enhancing collective ways of dealing with the prospect of water scarcity.
Project supported by Porto Design Biennale
START: Largo da Alfândega, 4050-431 Porto
DISTANCE: 1.8km
DURATION: 1.5h
LANGUAGE: English / Some Portunhol
The tour involves some uphill and downhill walking. Bring comfortable footwear!
Testing the Waters:
Not every spring springs in spring
Currently discontinued
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Testing the Waters is a social design project that researches and problematises water management in urban public spaces.
This tour focuses on exposing the loopholes that are used to privatise the use and management of water in Belgium and thedifferent mechanisms that are exercised to claim, perpetuate and reclaim water ownership, the tour itinerary will visit spaces both front of house and back of house, inviting a live audience into creating their own perspective on the research.
Project supported by FORMAT 23.
START: Z33 House for Contemporary Art, Design & Architecture (Hasselt, Belgium)
DISTANCE: 0,5km
DURATION: 1h
LANGUAGE: English
Not every spring springs in spring
Currently discontinued
Testing the Waters is a social design project that researches and problematises water management in urban public spaces.
This tour focuses on exposing the loopholes that are used to privatise the use and management of water in Belgium and thedifferent mechanisms that are exercised to claim, perpetuate and reclaim water ownership, the tour itinerary will visit spaces both front of house and back of house, inviting a live audience into creating their own perspective on the research.
Project supported by FORMAT 23.
START: Z33 House for Contemporary Art, Design & Architecture (Hasselt, Belgium)
DISTANCE: 0,5km
DURATION: 1h
LANGUAGE: English
The Fair Bingo: Dutch Design Week
Monthly
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Have you ever walked into an art exhibition and felt a sense of déjà vu? Do you look at exhibition pieces and think to yourself "I’ve seen this a thousand times before"?
Fair Bingo, the only bingo that gambles with the tropes and conventions typically found at design shows.
Together we will visit an exhibition where each player will be looking to fill their card/s. You will be able to buy bingo cards for 3€ each, the first one to call bingo, or else the closest to a full bingo after an hour, takes the whole prize pot.
LOCATION: [Coming soon]
STARTING TIME: [Coming soon]
DURATION: 45min
LANGUAGE: English
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Monthly
Have you ever walked into an art exhibition and felt a sense of déjà vu? Do you look at exhibition pieces and think to yourself "I’ve seen this a thousand times before"?
Fair Bingo, the only bingo that gambles with the tropes and conventions typically found at design shows.
Together we will visit an exhibition where each player will be looking to fill their card/s. You will be able to buy bingo cards for 3€ each, the first one to call bingo, or else the closest to a full bingo after an hour, takes the whole prize pot.
LOCATION: [Coming soon]
STARTING TIME: [Coming soon]
DURATION: 45min
LANGUAGE: English
