Haunted Waters

We are collecting stories, histories and material evidence from all over the world about bodies of water that are “haunted” by chemical contamination. Contaminants are substances that due to different factors have ended up in our waters. Just like ghosts, they are invisible to the naked eye, relate to local historic events and are trapped in places where they aren’t meant to be. To learn how to live with these ghosts, first, we need to get to know them and their stories.

We are attempting to make the invisible contaminants visible, and we need your help. You are invited to join forces and become a ghost hunter! Your contribution will help us visualise the invisible ghostly contaminants that will be used in an art exhibition in Brussels in 2024.

A project by Nonhuman Nonsense & Caterina Cacciatori (EU JRC water quality lab), part of the art & science project NaturArchy at JRC Ispra, European Commission.

Name

Type any name if you like to be anonymous!

First Name

Last Name

Location

Name of body of water, location, coordinates

Contaminant/s

Name of the contaminant/s present in the water. If you don't know, write: N/A

Story

What do you know about the contamination in the water? What are your stories, memories, worries and hopes?

Source

If you have please link related news, articles, papers.

We are collecting contaminated water for a ghostly archive to be shown at an exhibition! We would be grateful to receive water samples from you. You can use any transparent bottle available (can be a bottle from a local drink) max 1.5L.

Please send the water to: Nonhuman Nonsense c/o Filips Stanislavskis, Tina Friedrich Schleiermacher str. 12, 10961, Berlin, Germany

I will send the water to the above address

I need you to reimburse the shipping costs

I don't have access to the water