Pameran Futures of Listening: Water Knowledge from Two Cities diselenggarakan di IMM Bakırköy Art Centre pada 7 Februari 2026 sebagai bagian dari rangkaian proyek riset Futures of Listening. Pameran ini mengeksplorasi bagaimana air membentuk geografi serta bagaimana berbagai keputusan terkait pengelolaan air turut memengaruhi kehidupan manusia, praktik sehari-hari, dan perkembangan kota melalui pendekatan mendengarkan.

Pameran berfokus pada dua kawasan yang berada dalam konteks geografis berbeda, yaitu Kalibata Pulo di Daerah Aliran Sungai Jakarta Selatan dan Şahintepe di Daerah Aliran Danau Küçükçekmece, Istanbul. Melalui kedua lokasi tersebut, proyek ini mengkaji hubungan antara manusia, lingkungan, dan air dengan menempatkan suara sebagai medium utama untuk memahami pengalaman dan pengetahuan lokal.

Kegiatan ini merupakan hasil kolaborasi antara Urban.koop, Forum Lenteng, dan University of Aberdeen yang berlangsung selama satu tahun. Dalam proyek ini, praktik mendengarkan tidak hanya digunakan sebagai metode penelitian, tetapi juga sebagai pendekatan untuk membangun relasi, menciptakan perjumpaan, dan memperkuat pertukaran pengetahuan antar komunitas.

Pameran menampilkan instalasi suara dan video yang disusun dari rekaman audio, cerita, gambar, serta wawancara yang dikumpulkan dari kedua kawasan penelitian. Melalui presentasi tersebut, pengunjung diajak untuk memahami kembali kehidupan perkotaan yang dibentuk oleh air serta merefleksikan berbagai hubungan antara lingkungan, ruang hidup, dan pengalaman sehari-hari melalui perspektif bunyi.

Futures of Listening: Water Knowledge from Two Cities

Istanbul Edition

The exhibition Futures of Listening: Water Knowledge from Two Cities was presented at IMM Bakırköy Art Centre on February 7 as part of the broader Futures of Listening research project. The exhibition explored how water shapes geography and how decisions concerning water management, in turn, influence human lives, everyday practices, and urban development through the practice of listening.

The exhibition focused on two sites situated within different geographical contexts: Kalibata Pulo in the South Jakarta Water Basin and Şahintepe in the Küçükçekmece Lake Basin, Istanbul. Through these two locations, the project examined the relationships between people, environment, and water, positioning sound as a primary medium for understanding local experiences and knowledge.

The project was developed through a year-long collaboration between Urban.koop, Forum Lenteng, and the University of Aberdeen. Within this collaboration, listening was employed not only as a research method but also as an approach to building relationships, creating encounters, and fostering knowledge exchange among communities.

The exhibition featured sound and video installations composed of audio recordings, stories, images, and interviews gathered from both research sites. Through these presentations, visitors were invited to reconsider urban life shaped by water and to reflect on the interconnected relationships between environment, lived space, and everyday experience through the perspective of sound.