BLUE DRIFT
What Flows Through Us
1 October 2026 at 19.30
1 – 4. 10. 2026
OPENING
Blue Drift – What Flows Through Us explores water, microplastics and the connections between humans and the environment through art and science. Vila Vipolže and its park will come alive with light projections, sculptures, interactive and multimedia works by Slovenian and international artists, alongside scientific lectures and workshops.
VISITING HOURS
2–4 October 2026, 18.30–23.00
Vipolže 29, 5212 Dobrovo, Brda, Slovenia
VILA VIPOLŽE
ARTISTS & PROJECTS
ARTISTS & PROJECTS
Anne Fie Salverda: Breaking Light
Anže Kreč: The Knot
A/V2V: Companion Cube: Subsurface
Damijan Šporčić: Fish Food. Back on…
Damjan Šporčić: Fish Food. Back on the menu
Jazmin Rojas Forero: Bodies Inside Each Other
Lotte Beets: Observations at Low Tide
Lumoskop_lab: Plastic Bloom
Marsja van der Ven: Tentacles of Change
Radu Ignat: An Eco-Warning in Light
Robertina Šebjanič: Echoes of Abyss
ARTISTS & PROJECTS
Vincent Westra: Cry of light
Globe & IzVRS: science workshops
PROGRAMME
01.10.
THURSDAY
19.30, Opening of R.o.R+ and the exhibition Blue Drift / Modri premik
Anne Fie Salverda, Anže Kreč, Črt Trkman, Damijan Šporčić, GLOBE Italia, Institute for Water of the Republic of Slovenia, Jazmin Rojas Forero, National Institute of Chemistry, Lotte Beets, Lumoskop_lab, Marsja van der Ven, Radu Ignat, Robertina Šebjanič, Stella Ivšek / BEAM TEAM, Thomas Versa, Urša Čuk, Vincent Westra, Virage
Dance performance: #lospravilos
Music performance: Nina Sirk – ÄNEN
02.10.
FRIDAY
18.30–23.00, Blue Drift / Modri premik, exhibition
18.30–21.30,Science Pop-up Lab: GLOBE Italia – hands-on science workshop
At the mobile pop-up lab, visitors can try out the microplastics monitoring protocol and explore selected findings from scientific research.
20.30, Zorya sisters: Ascension, light performance
* In case of bad weather, the event will be rescheduled for a date with more favourable weather conditions.
03.10.
SATURDAY
16.30, Soča, Soča, Pure Daughter of the Mountains!, round table
“SOČA, PURE DAUGHTER OF THE MOUNTAINS!” explores waste and plastic pollution and their impact on the Soča River and its surrounding environment. Experts, artists and local stakeholders will discuss solutions for responsible waste management and the preservation of the Soča as clean and unspoiled natural heritage.
Co-organized by: IzVRS – Institute for Water of the Republic of Slovenia, National Institute of Chemistry, and GLOBE Italia
18.30–23.00, Modri premik / Blue Drift, exhibition
18.30–21.30, Science Pop-up Lab: Institute for Water of the Republic of Slovenia – MikroLab
Through playful experiments and hands-on exploration, MikroLab takes visitors into the hidden world of waste and microplastics in water, revealing what normally remains out of sight.
20.30, Zorya sisters: Ascension, light performance
* In case of bad weather, the event will be rescheduled for a date with more favourable weather conditions.
04.10
SUNDAY
16.30, Adriatic Odyssey: Three Perspectives on Istria – screening of three short films followed by a conversation with the filmmakers
Dan Pauletta: Tutto Pulito
Katarina Radetić: Captain Morgan’s Treasure
Ana Predan: Remember That I Carry You
From the heat of everyday summer life to a pirate legend and an unexpected intimacy, three films reveal an Istria beyond the postcard image.
The films will be screened with Slovenian subtitles, followed by a conversation with the filmmakers.
18.30–23.00, Modri premik / Blue Drift, exhibition
19.00, Guided tour of the Modri premik / Blue Drift exhibition
The guided tour will be conducted in three languages: Slovenian, English and Italian.
Admission to all events is free. Everyone is welcome!
