River

The artistic project's third component is framed within the discourse of contemporary art through an immersive multimedia installation that transforms the spectator's experience into an act of co-creating meaning in relation to the natural environment. This intervention configures a discursive space where visual and auditory perception are no longer passive tools, but become instruments for exploring and empathising with the world of local creatures, 'transmitted' through technology as a dialogic flow between the spectator and the ecosystem. The installation thus becomes a field of discourse that proposes a reconstitution of a riverbank, through a suspended diagram – made of silicone screens and undulating metal structures – serving as a support for slowed projections recorded directly in the natural environment. The slowed-down films, recorded both on-site and underwater, function as a visual ritual, inviting contemplation on the fragility and transience of natural phenomena. The sound component, characterised by a slow and profound rhythm, becomes an integral part of the discourse, evoking a different perception of time and meaning – a time that seems to expand and adapt to the rhythm of nature. In this sense, the installation becomes an act of critical discourse on local biodiversity, emphasising both the autonomy and fragility of the area's ecology, as well as the need to reflect on the danger of its dissolution under contemporary pressures. Thus, the work is not only an artistic act, but also a form of intervention in the ecological discourse, a space of awareness raising via aesthetic means to the ephemerality of nature, reflecting on the temporal dimension and fragility of the environment through a visual and sonic narrative that invites both contemplation and awareness. Technical description: The installation consists of four pillars, each 3 metres high, with two projectors and two screens made of suspended silicone strips mounted above them, supported by undulating metal plates that mimic the line of the Someșul Mic River bank near Bánffy Castle in Bonțida. Dimensions: height 3 m, width 4 m; the silicone projection screens measure 2.5 × 4 m. The exhibition is part of the CO-VISION project, which explores the relationship between humans and nature, with a particular focus on the local significance of the Someșul Mic River. Co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.