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Project name Surface Tension
Organisation Science Gallery
Persons Several Authors
City Dublin
Country Ireland
Period 2011
URL http://www.sciencegallery.com/surfacetension
Tags water, future, artists, exhibition, natural resources, sustainability, environment, science, engineering, politics,
Text The future of water is the subject of tension. Water is both disposable and sacred, a muse for artists and a necessity for life – a source of healing and of conflict. The Earth has abundant water, but only a very small proportion is available for human use. How should this be managed and sustained, and what would a water-scarce future look like? SURFACE TENSION brings together work by artists, designers, engineers and scientists to explore the future of water, playing on its physical properties, its role in politics and economics, and ways in which it may be harnessed, cleaned, and distributed.