Surface Tension: The Future of Water

Mary Mullaghy October 9, 2011

Mark your calendar for a sneak peek of our next exhibition, "SURFACE TENSION: The Future of Water". Expect unexpected artworks, intriguing investigations, watery wonders and more details to come….

EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS

Among the many water-themed exhibits, events, workshops, and interactive experiences, exhibition highlights include:

  • An open-source prototype for a robotic swarming sailing ship that could clean up oil spills in the future
  • Umbilical filters, artificial insemination kits and precocious puberty dolls, all responding to rising levels of chemicals and hormones in our drinking water
  • A water pump that requires the same amount of energy to fill a plastic bottle as would go into producing it – approximately 3 hours of pumping per liter; 1,000 times more energy than would be required for tap water
  • Artist Fergal McCarthy will swim across Dublin from south to north via the city’s many and varied waterways. A film that documents his journey will be screened throughout the exhibition
  • A project by TCD researchers and Dublin-based illustrator Chris Judge that explores the future of washing
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