Quarterly Meeting, Wet Conversations and The Ocean Speaks exhibiton at Dissseny Hub in Barcelona
The Bauhaus of the Seas Sails pilot sites and other partners met at the Quarterly Meeting organised by TBA21 at the DissenyHub, Barcelona to discuss the latest pilot progress, public facing programmes for 2025 and participate in a storytelling workshop hosted by Andrea Molina Cuardo.
The day was organised in three parts with an internal pilot meeting and workshop in the first part of the day, followed by a guided tour of the The ocean speaks. New ecologies and new economies of the seas, an current exhibition at Disseny Hub analysing the impact of human action on marine ecosystems with a particular focus on Barcelona’s relationship with the sea.
Finally, the end of the day was reserved for the public event Wet Conversations: Prototypes for intra-acting with water bodies co-organised with Bauhaus of the Seas Sails as part of “The Ocean Speaks” exhibition.
Bauhaus of the Seas Sails Quarterly Meeting
The morning meeting was opened by José Luis de Vicente, Director of Museu del Disseny. As curator of the Ocean Speaks exhibition, José also gave a virtual tour of the main elements of the temporary exhibition.
The next point on the agenda was the presentation of the works of the Oeiras Pilot including a discussion between the Bauhaus Seas’ artist in residence Francisca Rocha Gonçalves, artist Ersin Han Ersin and José Luis de Vicente.
The Oeiras and Hamburg pilots provided extensive presentations of their ongoing work and upcoming public activities, followed by other pilots presenting the same efforts.
The highlight of the morning was the Experimental Storytelling workshop lead by Andrea Molina Cuadro, collaborator of TBA21 in which the pilots focused on different imaginative pieces in order to tell their story.
The internal meeting ended with concrete discussions on the project’s final public conference planned to take place towards the end of the year.
Quarterly Meeting greeted by Jose Luis de Vicente, Director of Museu del Disseny. Photo: Albert Canalejo
Eva Gil of TBA21 moderating the Quarterly Meeting with pilots. Photo: Albert Canalejo
Storytelling workshop with Andrea Mollina Cuadra. Photo: Albert Canalejo
The Ocean Speaks
In the afternoon, the participants had the opportunity to experience a guided tour of “The Ocean Speaks” exhibition led by Jose Luis de Vicente, Director of Museu del Disseny. The Bauhaus of the Seas Sails partners were joined by the researchers from Organismo, TBA21’s experimental programme of independent studies that connects research, theory and speculation through a series of case studies, regenerative interventions that explore different forms of alliance.
“The Ocean Speaks” temporary exhibition analyses the impact of human action on marine ecosystems and reflects on how the city’s relationship with the sea can be redesigned through an innovation-based approach.and reflects on how the city’s relationship with the sea can be redesigned through an innovation-based approach
Barcelona’s opening to the sea was one of the major structural changes that redefined the city in the 1990s. Now, the climate crisis is making us re-evaluate its relationship with the sea and the ecosystems it includes. The Ocean Speaks exhibition addresses this issue in an interdisciplinary way, covering architecture, technology, speculative design and urban planning, all of them disciplines that are capable of suggesting new approaches to the major challenges society is facing.
Jose Luis de Vicente, Director of Museu del Disseny during guided tour of The Ocean Speaks
The Ocean Speaks exhibition at Disseny Hub
The Ocean Speaks exhibition at Disseny Hub
Wet Conversations
The end of the day was reserved for the “Wet Conversations“ public event which also took place at the Disseny Hub Barcelona as part of ‘The Ocean Speaks‘ exhibition.
The idea of the event was to showcase innovative artistic practices that establish new visions and relationships with seas, oceans, and other water bodies aligning with the current temporary exhibition at the Disseny Hub: The Ocean Speaks. New ecologies and new economies of the seas.
The programme featured renowned artists and Bauhaus of the Seas Sails collaboratos like SUPERFLEX‘s Bjornstjerne Christiansen with main lecture: Art As Infrastructure, followed by Luca Carlisle of Fahrenheit 180 representing ‘À flor do azulejo, a cor do Tejo’ an oyster tile project realised as part of the Bauhaus of the Seas Sails residency with CAM Gulbenkain.
Another special guest was Juan Pablo Pacheco Bejarano, representing also the Institute for Postnatural Studies and discussing one of the works of The Ocean Speaks exhibition: Critical cartography of underwater Barcelona.
Alongside Jose Luis de Vicente, Director of Museu del Disseny, who moderated the session we also had a final discussion with Markus Reymann, Director of TBA21, who also represented Bauhaus of the Sea Sails context ine the event.
Wet Conversations event at Disseny Hub. Photo: Pep Herrero
Wet Conversations event at Disseny Hub, Barcelona. Photo: Pep Herrero
