How can we live with water differently? What responsibilities emerge when we recognise aquatic ecosystems as living entities? And how do we build cultures of care around water?
From September 3-6 2026, the river Spree will host the fourth Confluence of European Water Bodies in Berlin. For four days, rivers, lakes, lagoons, glaciers, seas and wetlands from across Europe will gather to explore the possibility of a more reciprocal, regenerative and convivial relationship with our water bodies and their more-than-human inhabitants.
With its location on the riverbanks of the Spree, the Confluence will open at Reethaus with an evening dedicated to slowing down and attuning to the river. The program includes collective singing, a keynote by renowned hydrofeminist philosopher and cultural theorist Astrida Neimanis, and the audiovisual installation Veden Vire to open the gathering by the water.
Hosted by the Spree and curated by Léon Gross and Jakob Kukula from Symbiotic Lab, the Confluence of European Water Bodies unfolds across three additional locations in Berlin: SPORE Initiative, Spreepark Art Space, and Floating University Berlin. Over four days, participants will gather through workshops, performances, collective meals, rituals, listening sessions, artistic interventions, public conversations and a multispecies parliament.
A limited number of tickets to the opening evening is exclusively available for Friends of Reethaus. More information on the Confluence can be found here.