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As part of the Aqua Vitae<\/em> programme, curated by L\u00fddia Pribi\u0161ov\u00e1 for Tren\u010d\u00edn, European Capital of Culture 2026<\/a>, artists Nomeda & Gediminas Urbonas engage the two primary alchemical elements of water and fire in Disaster Fountain<\/em>, a participatory installation that transforms firefighting equipment into a climate-responsive fountain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Developed in collaboration with the volunteer firefighters of Opatovce, the project reimagines fire hoses, nozzles and firefighting technologies as an environment that cools public space while inviting playful public participation. Flowing water animates the fountain, generating acoustic resonances, cooling mist and ever-changing fluid formations that visitors can experience directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Inspired by the mysterious fifteenth-century Voynich Manuscript<\/em>, the sculptural forms evoke its enigmatic imagery of plants, baths and hydraulic systems while simultaneously referencing the firefighters’ instrumentarium. Water becomes a medium of movement, energy and collective encounter, while the firefighters’ expertise grounds the work in a subtle dialogue between water and fire, infrastructure and play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Concept:<\/strong> Nomeda & Gediminas Urbonas
Design Collaboration:<\/strong> Dimitrios Moutafidis
Collaborating Firefighters:<\/strong> Volunteer Firefighters of Opatovce<\/em>
Production:<\/strong> Simonas \u0160idlauskas
Fabrication Consultant:<\/strong> Art\u016bras Burneika
Studio Assistance<\/strong>: Eliot Felde
Curator:<\/strong> L\u00fddia Pribi\u0161ov\u00e1
Project Manager:<\/strong> Veronika Juricov\u00e1
Producer:<\/strong> Tren\u010d\u00edn 2026 \u2013 European Capital of Culture<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Image render: Dimitrios Moutafidis \u00a9<\/strong> the authors<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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