The Water Remembers
The Water Remembers
An Immersive Installation of Sound, Ritual, and Memory
Organized by Snail: Slow Culture & Stories for Change
Project Description
The Water Remembers is a site-specific, immersive installation that explores the power of water as a vessel of memory, ritual, and healing. Drawing from ancestral practices, and the research of Masaru Emoto on water and emotion, the project creates a multi-sensory space where visitors engage with sound, reflection, and the sacred.
The installation two interconnected components:
1. A central Water Chamber, where sound is visualized in water through vibration, inviting visitors to listen to the emotions embedded in collective voices.
2. A Ritual Offering Pool, where people can leave spoken memories or prayers that ripple into water and are echoed through subtle waves.
The project aims to reawaken water as a spiritual and social medium—where displacement, grief, and hope can dissolve and transform.
Call for Participation
Are you an artist, ritual practitioner, sound worker, or storyteller?
Join 'The Water Remembers'—a collective installation where sound and spirit merge to awaken memory through water.
Who Should Apply
- Installation artists, sound artists, poets, spiritual practitioners, and movement-based creators
- People exploring themes of migration, healing, trauma, ancestry, or ecology
- Those who feel called to create within a sacred, nature-rooted space
- You do not need to be a professional artist—deep intention matters most
What’s Required
Participants will:
1. Contribute to the design or activation of one of the two core components.
2. Join an initial co-creation session with the lead artist to align intentions.
3. Use materials and methods in harmony with the environment and water safety.
4. Offer a brief written or audio reflection on the experience.
5. Be present during the public activation day and contribute to a collective water ritual.
6. Optional: Share personal or cultural water-based traditions during the residency.
You Will Receive
- Participation in a unique, ritual-based, immersive installation
- Visibility through SNAIL’s network, partner events, and documentation
- Inclusion in the project’s visual archive and online publication
- Space for your voice within a sacred co-creation process
- Connection with a multi-disciplinary community of artists and healers
How to Apply
Email your interest to:
Please include:
- Your name and location
- A short paragraph (150–200 words) on why this project resonates with you
- Any relevant experience or ideas for contribution (ritual, sound, movement, installation, etc.)
- Your availability between July and September 2025