Still Here
An Alliance of Care for the SZenne River
For three years, Natural Contract Lab has been walking-with the Szenne and its people, fishes, stones, clay… to remember its waters and weave an alliance of care for the recognition of its rights. The group organizes river gatherings by acknowledging the whole river from its source in Naast to the bifurcation in the Zennegat of Mechelen. Are you curious? Join a ‘walking-with’ via the registration form.
Natural Contract Lab is a transdisciplinary artistic group and practice that aims to create a systemic dialogue with waters undergoing ecological transformations. As a body of care, NCL invites others to moments of 'walking-with' the river, water mourning circles, collective gestures of care, Agoras, river schools and other actions.
Practicalities:
- The start and end locations will be communicated after registration.
- The distance of the route is approximately 4 km.
- Accessibility: The process involves walking, sitting and immersion in the landscape. We walk slowly, paying attention to everyone's pace. Sometimes the subsurface is made of earth and changes with the weather or season. If you would like to receive more information or have specific needs in the field of mobility, do not hesitate to contact us in advance.
- Age: Everyone is welcome, including children and babies.
- Any questions? Contact nina@hiros.be.
More information about the project can be found here.
Initiated in 2021 by Maria Lucia Cruz Correia in ongoing co-creation with a transdisciplinary group: collaborator, ally & companion SZenne ⎸ sensory scenography/dramaturgy Vinny Jones ⎸ restorative justice ⎸ Brunilda Pali ⎸ design/philosophy Lode Vranken ⎸ research/sonic guidance Margarida Mendes ⎸ river guardian pedagogies Saartje Monden ⎸ artistic assistant/mediator Flore Herman ⎸ river vessel/clay mediator Matteo Deblasio ⎸ intern Thessa Kruger ⎸ walking-with costume design Marzia Dalfini ⎸ production Hiros ⎸ coproduction VierNulVier, workspacebrussels, Kanal Centre Pompidou, Sint-Lucas Antwerpen School of Arts KdG, UGent Research Centre S:PAM (Studies in Performing Arts & Media) ⎸ local partners Gemeenschapscentrum De Rinck, Centre Culturel de Soignies ⎸ supported by the Flemish Community, Zenne Archives of Rijksarchief Brussels, European Forum for Restorative Justice (EFRJ, Marie Toussaint, Member of the European Parliament / EFA) ⎸ past collaborators Marine Calmet (rights of nature), Evanne Nowak (ecological grief), the rivers Rhône, Tejo, Zenne, Lieve & Aa, and lake Sejoumi
