052-0713-20L Serendipity: Captive Waters
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2020 |
| Lecturers | C. Girot |
| Periodicity | every semester recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Comment | Number of participants limited to 16 (due to technical equipment). |
| Abstract | The fresh-water reservoirs form a ring of single bodies located on the hilltops around the city’s center. A second lake of the city —decentralized, artificial, underground. |
| Learning objective | We will approach the reservoirs with sound recorders and analogue medium format cameras. Spending time on site will give us the possibility to emerge into the system of water and observe it on different scales. Back on campus Students will work on an audiovisual composition, created in the AudioVisual-Lab and the PhotoLab. We want to understand the spatial characteristics drawn by light and sound and create a new perception of these places. What spatial qualities can we find in this hidden underground landscapes? And how can we present these discoveries in an audiovisual work? |
| Content | Attention: The final inscription will take place on the first course date, everybody is treated the same. Throughout the historic development of Zurich it’s water supply has been critical to its flourishing as a city. Drinking water could initially only be sourced from groundwater wells or local springs. Both of which still play a role in today’s water supply. But additionally and most importantly today is the sourcing of lake water. The latest opportunity gradually became possible due to a combination of better filtration systems and the cleaning of rivers and lakes in and around Zurich. Different infrastructure and nationwide fishery and water protection laws established around 1900 made this shift possible. Ever since the water quality is constantly monitored and improved especially in regards to agricultural chemicals. Since 1914 Zurich gains a large portion of its drinking water from the lake even if a plurality of water sources is maintained for the water system to be resilient towards possible threats and natural disaster. Notes: The course will be limited to 16 students. Participation on all dates of the course (Introduction, Workshop, Mid- and Final Presentations) is mandatory. |
| Prerequisites / Notice | Number of participants is limited to 16 students. |