{"id":149246,"date":"2025-07-14T15:11:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T13:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/?post_type=event-period&p=149246"},"modified":"2026-10-23T15:21:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T13:21:54","slug":"on-water-waterknowledge-in-berlin","status":"publish","type":"event-period","link":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/programm\/laufzeitangebot\/exhibition\/on-water-waterknowledge-in-berlin-149246\/","title":{"rendered":"On Water"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Water is life, but it can also destroy. The exhibition \u201cOn Water. WasserWissen in Berlin\u201d shows current research projects of the Berlin University Alliance (BUA) on the topic of water in the Humboldt Lab. These are flanked by artistic positions that deal with the element of water and vividly convey its versatility.<\/p>\n

Water is ubiquitous \u2013 We drink it, bathe in it, experience it as rain, ice, or a river. And yet it remains contradictory, as it is both familiar and at the same time unpredictable. Sometimes there is too much of it, sometimes too little. Sometimes it flows, sometimes it\u2019s lacking, sometimes it floods entire stretches of land.<\/p>\n

As a result of climate change, growing cities, and global inequality, water has become a challenge. It cannot be controlled easily and raises questions about\u00a0established\u00a0practices. Water is not a passive object, but instead a dynamic element that demands new scientific perspectives and social negotiation. The On Water<\/i>:<\/i>\u00a0<\/i>WasserWissen<\/i> in Berlin <\/i>exhibition presents Berlin University Alliance (BUA) research projects that deal with water from a wide range of perspectives. They all aim to learn from its properties \u2013 such as its cycles, its adaptability, and its binding force \u2013 to find solutions for the future. The audio track provides deeper insights into the interplay between humans and water. In it, scientists explain why it makes sense to listen to water, as it knows more than we think.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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The present is characterized by too much or too little water: cycles and systems that have long been taken for granted are shifted, irritated and vulnerable. The disruption of the aquatic balance also challenges science. The exhibition \u201cOn Water\u201d shows that no science alone would be able to grasp the complexity of the interrelationships associated with it. It is often the interaction of the most diverse forms of knowledge that leads to an understanding and new solutions. This includes learning from each other, whether it be hard sciences or the exchange and discussion with people who have lived through traditions and experiences and bring their own form of knowledge. One of the great challenges of the future is to establish forms of dialog and cooperation that are suitable for meeting each other at eye level.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tread more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tread less<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/read-mode>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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