Water Seminar

We are excited to announce the CUHRE Water Seminar!

The CUHRE Water Seminar brings together researchers, artists, educators, and practitioners to explore human relationships with watery environments across biological, political, literary, and artistic perspectives. The seminar invites dialogue on how water shapes knowledge, imagination, and responsibility in the Anthropocene. Through talks, workshops, and collective discussion, participants engage with water not only as a material element but as a medium of thought, practice, and collaboration. The seminar fosters interdisciplinary exchange, aiming to inspire new approaches to research, education, and creative work while opening pathways for sustained collaboration beyond the event. 

The seminar will be held in English. After the formal programme, all participants are welcome to join for a self‑paid drink and dinner at a nearby restaurant.

Program

10:00–10:30 – Welcome

Søren Frank, Professor of Nordic Literature

Shosha Raymond Katznelson, Center Coordinator at CUHRE  

10:30–11:00 – Literary Opening

Shekufe Heiberg, Fiction Writer & Independent Publisher 

11:15–13:00 – Talks: Water Relations

Biological and political perspectives — Stiig Markager, Professor in Marine Ecology

Architectural and artistic perspectives — Veronica Civa, Seascape Architect and Artist

Literary perspectives — Luca Seguenza, Multidisciplinary Artist and Researcher 

Planning and coastal management perspectives — Carlo Sass Sørensen, Team Lead for Climate Adaptation, Danish Coastal Authority

Followed by a joint conversation moderated by Søren Frank

13:00–13:45 – Vegetarian Lunch

13:45–15:15 – Workshops

Maj Horn, Artist

Mads Nygaard Folkman, Professor of Design Studies

15:30–16:15 – Closing Reflections

Moderated by Michael Paulsen, Head of CUHRE

16:15–17:30 – Optional informal gathering with self-paid with beer, wine, and soft drinks

18:00 – Optional self-paid dinner

Sign up

If you wish to participate, please remember to register using this link: 

https://www.conferencemanager.dk/cuhrewaterseminar/conference