Serendipity: Sourced Waters

Abstract

The next stop in our investigation of Zurich's water infrastructure is the spring water. Through acoustic and visual field recordings the students find a variety of ways to represent one starting point of the urban system.

Objective

Through the use of multimedia tools, this course will reflect on the contemporary use and perception of landscape. Analogue photography and audio recordings will be represent the core body of the work.

Content

Attention: The final inscription will take place on the first course date, everybody is treated the same. After having investigated the lake water catchment and treatment plant Zürich-Lengg and Zurich’s water storage chambers the reservoirs we will put our attention with the course «Sourced Waters» on another starting point of the water infrastructure of Zürich: to the spring water source. Far from Zurich, the glacier shaped landscape allows an usual access to lower water-carrying layers. After ten years enclosed between gravel and rock, the waters turns up in the wall of an ancient tunnel. After having investigated the lake water catchment and treatment plant Zürich-Lengg and Zurich’s water storage chambers the reservoirs we will put our attention with the course «Sourced Waters» on another starting point of the water infrastructure of Zürich: to the spring water source. Following the fieldwork, students will work on an audiovisual composition in the analogue PhotoLab and in the AudioVisual-Lab at the ETH Hönggerberg. Notes: The course will be limited to 16 students. Participation on the following events of the course is mandatory: Introduction, Workshop, Mid- and Final Presentations. The Chair will provide some financial support (costs for production), possible additional costs (transportation, overnight stay, food and drinks) are asked to be paid by the participants. Basic trekking experience and outdoor clothing is required.

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