Drawing is a form of observing, remembering, situating and imagining. The workshop Drawing with Rivers engages with the river Limmat, its past, current and future riverbed, ways of water, and sediments as drawing lines. Together, we use drawing as a method to visit the river’s past, meandering through the valley, and imagine its future course. Inspired by river cartographers both historic and contemporary we will use drawing as a means of imagining, futuring and narrating.  Using water, ink and river sediments, the participants create a collective, speculative drawing collection. Impressions and experiences from the walk will contribute to a collective glossary entry as part of the River Landscapes project.

About the River Landscapes Project

River Landscapes: A New Glossary is a transdisciplinary project exploring Swiss rivers as ecological and cultural landscapes. Through workshops, fieldwork, and collective reflection, participants co-create glossary entries that weave together artistic, scientific, and local knowledge. The glossary—published as an open-source format—includes language, images, sounds, and stories that reimagine rivers not as controllable resources, but as vibrant, more-than-human ecosystems. The project will culminate in a public presentation series on a boat along the Limmat in 2026.

The workshop “Drawing with Rivers” will also be part of an accompanying research on transdisciplinary projects. Further information will be provided on-site.