CO-VISION, mapping Europe's natural heritage in a digital archive.
KIKK is part of co-vision, a large-scale project to map Europe's natural heritage in a digital archive.
Co-vision is a project in which KIKK is involved alongside 11 European cultural and academic structures, aiming to establish a dialogue between digital arts and local natural heritage. Co-vision is funded by the European Union as part of a Creative Europe program.
With Videocittà (Italy), Transilvania Trust (Romania), LAB852 (Croatia), Athens Digital Arts Festival (Greece), Rencontres Audiovisuelles (France), Signal (Czech Republic), Eufònic (Spain), IED (Italy), The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway), South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences | Creative Industries Research Unit , Kouvola (XAMK) (Finland), Mapa das ideais (Portugal).
Marco Barotti and Robertina Šebjanič
In this context, Marco Barotti and Robertina Šebjanič are working on a new work that will be presented during the KIKK festival next year in October 2025 !
LOCAL DEBATE
November 2024
In November 2024, KIKK organised its first local debate to map the local natural heritage and favored creative exchange among various participants and artists. Artists Robertina Šebjanič and Marco Barotti, geographer Dimitri Belayew, and ESA Saint Luc’s students - urban space and heritage - met during a workshop on a landscape analysis of Namur and its connections with the Sambre and Meuse rivers. With le Delta Namur, Sambre 2030 & Institut ILEE.
March 2024
As part of Le Printemps des Sciences, the second local debate brought together researchers, artists, citizens, and students around the theme of water. Organized by KIKK, in collaboration with UNamur, the non-profit Empreintes, and the Delta, the event combined science, art, and public awareness.
Participants attended a guided tour of the exhibition "The Health of Our Rivers: At Risk?", followed by an encounter between scientists and artists to discuss the challenges facing aquatic ecosystems and climate change. Artists Marco Barotti and Robertina Šebjanič, invited as part of the Co-Vision project, shared their creative approach—closely linked to scientific research—which will inform a future participatory installation to be presented at the KIKK Festival in 2025. In parallel, a workshop for schoolchildren, led by ASBL Empreintes at La Plante park along the Meuse, offered a playful exploration of the river's biodiversity through interactive activities.
KIKK ASBL
Rue Saintraint 10
5000 Namur
Belgium