The Water is Nearby

THE WATER IS NEARBY 2023, Subuleasa channel, Timișoara Organizer: Timișoara Verde-Albastră Dimensions: 65 x 10 x 4 m Technical description: wood, metal, polystyrene, acryl Assistant: Petrică Ștefan Photo credit: Dragoș Nistor The expansion of cultivated farmland using mechanised machinery coincides with the beginning of industrialization. This type of intensive agriculture involves the cultivation of monocultures on large areas in a planned manner, which has gradually led to the reduction of natural areas and the loss of many species of plants, insects, birds, and animals. Worldwide, these losses are strictly due to human intervention in biodiversity, jeopardising the balance so necessary for life. Installed near the Subuleasa canal, the Water is Nearby intervention addresses the symbol of the reed as an element closely linked to water and an important environment in the development of biodiversity. At the same time, it raises public awareness of the essential role of green corridors in the formation of the urban microclimate.