Rivers are all around us. They are vital for transportation, drinking water, electricity production, and recreation. Yet, we are alienated from them. We forced them into canals and obstructed their flow through barriers. 

The handbook ‘Im Fluss’ aims to help us reconnect with these bodies of water from an ecocentric, hydrofeminist perspective. Through interviews, workshops, and projects, a wide array of river care and connectivity approaches is created.

Download the full handbook: https://flusshandbuch.org/

Or get in touch: hello@flusshandbuch.org

The sterlet, once one of the most present species of the Danube River, has gone almost extinct. The sterlet points to the Danube as the body of water that gave space to the development of Vienna, shaping it topographically, biologically and socially. River regulation projects formed the Danube and the city of Vienna into their current shape. The wild alluvial forests, constantly reinventing themselves with the river’s flow, were engineered into the Donauinsel with the Danube highway, UNO City, the remaining Lobau, and Donau-Auen National Park. The de: contain collective Master student projects have been inspired by a cooperation with the LIFE Sterlet Lab at the Viennese Donauinsel. The students approach the brief differently, exploring narratives from the river, its inhabitants and its neighbours. All projects work with collaborative formats and connect levels of knowledge. Students apply AI technology, storytelling methods, and acoustic environments and create a currency for the common good.