Memories carried by water drench our biographies and shared history. In this book, edited and curated by Moniek Driesse, the past, present, and future imaginaries that govern our relationship with water are permitted to draw maps that can serve as tools for urban administrators, researchers, and citizens who live the reality determined by them. With this approach, long-term memories carried by the urban landscape reflect into possible narratives of hope for the future.
The focus is on Mexico City, where rivers have turned into highways and subterranean basins are drying out, presenting new dangers to the city. With contributions from: Thubini Mästoho (Ñähñu culture and language expert and activist) / Mauricio Martínez (Theatremaker) / Corinne Heyrman (Writer and theatremaker) / Juan Villoro (Writer and journalist) / Sjamme van de Voort (Memory studies scholar) / Henk Ovink (Special Envoy International Water Affairs for the Kingdom of the Netherlands) / Lodewijk Abspoel (Advisor Integrated Maritime Policy at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, The Hague NL) / Feike de Jong (philosopher, journalist and urban researcher Mexico City) / Andre Dekker (Artist group Observatorium) / Eva Pavlič Seifert (Plateau Residue).
Language: English / Spanish