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We support critical international research on urban water systems

The Urban Streams residency programme brings together different artistic and design practices with scientific research. The programme by EUNIC Berlin supports interdisciplinary research on the theme of urban water in cross-border collaboration with the British Council, the Finnland-Institut, the Embassy of Ireland, the Embassy of Estonia and Spreepark Art Space Berlin. 

Coinciding with the UN's initiative World Water Day in March 2026, the four-month programme invites four outstanding early-career artists and designers to discuss the complex relationship between urban landscapes and natural ecosystems. Through co-investment from all partners, the residency programme develops innovative approaches to restoring, preserving and revitalising urban water systems. 

Urban Streams contributes to both local and global research on the pressure of urban water systems, from climate change to pollution. The residency will take place both online and on-site in Berlin:

  • Online residency: 16 March to 10 May 2026
  • Berlin residency: 11 May to 8 June 2026

Marie-Louise Jones is an interdisciplinary artist working across sculpture, installation, material research, and participatory practice. Her work explores themes of transformation, interconnectedness, and planetary care. Her practice has two interconnected strands: one investigates living, adaptive systems where sculpture responds to its environment, and the other focuses on material transformation through waste and experimental materials. Using both traditional and digital processes, she examines destruction and renewal, and how acts of making can foster repair, care, and more thoughtful relationships with the material world.

Find out more about Marie-Louise Jones on her website!

Marie-Louise Jones will be joined by three further oustanding early career artists/designers on the residency: Karel Koplimets from Estonia, Fionn Timmons from Ireland and Hele Okkonen from Finland. 

Our partner Spreepark Art Space hosts the residency during the on-site stay in Berlin. 

The Urban Stream residency programme is committed to facilitating inclusivity, green travel, religious and gender diversity, and accessibility. At the heart of this project is supporting the work of emerging artists as well as sustainable art and design practices.

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