Surface Tension preview party

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 tasty nibbles... 

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