What Water Remembers: Reflections on the Source of Life

Water is the mysterious element responsible for the ultimate wonder; from it, life emerged as an ancient longing for something wishing to exist. Water went on to sculpt continents, found civilizations, shape cultures, drive ideas, and form languages, rituals, religions, sciences, and countless stories.

Our relationship with water has changed radically across eras and generations. It is a fascinating bond that tells a story of memory and forgetting, of remembering, and of cosmic forces at work in the world. Although the last two centuries boasted modern water engineering that altered the face of the planet, water seems to retain the final word. How? Why? What does the water say? We will discuss, reflect, and attempt to remember together.

Event Schedule

19:30 – Doors Open

20:00 – Gathering Words: Why water, why now? What is the water telling us? How do we listen to water?

A Conversation with: Mor Kadishzon (translator, researcher, and editor of A Water Treasure) and Dr. Rachel Gottesman (historian of ancient Greece and the ancient Mediterranean, specializing in spatial theory and ecological history, lecturer at Bezalel).

21:00 – Film Screening

Winding

Avi Belkin, Avi Levi | 2014 | 60 min | Israel | Hebrew

A contemporary voyage along the winding path of the Yarkon River, from its source in Rosh Ha'ayin to the Tel Aviv estuary, uncovering the untold story of its waters. Utilizing rare archival footage and the voices of those who lived alongside it, the film navigates the dreams, disappointments, loves, and traumas that shaped the Yarkon. A film about water flowing through the heart of the city and our society, and how it shapes us.