A grandmother and her granddaughter baking together at a kitchen table in warm afternoon light

WAITING WITH THE WATERS

Vicky Maier & Steef Kersbergen

WAITING WITH THE WATERS

DURATION:
16'57''
DESCRIPTION

The disappearing home, flooded by the rising sea levels. The tidal feeling of solastalgia, the homesickness when you are still at home, but you know it’s under threat and will one day be taken by the water. Areas created and protected by human efforts from encroaching waters are not just a home for people but also for a diverse ecosystem. The video’s performer, Steef Kersbergen, learned as a child that their hometown in the Netherlands would flood irredeemably and, with it, a third of the country. The precise timeline of this event remains uncertain, with scientists offering varying estimates. The Dutch people are divided in dealing with this eventuality. Some are preparing. Others sit with or suppress the discomfort, push away the water, fear, grief, and sadness and continue living. As for now, it is okay.

CREDITS

Concept and camera: Steef Kersbergen & Vicky Maier. Performance, voice, video edit: Steef Kersbergen. Music: Mar Esteban Martìn. Voice edit: Vicky Maier.

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Vicky Maier & Steef Kersbergen

Steef Kersbergen (they/them) and Vicky Maier (they/them) have collaborated in performance art and video since 2021.

Vicky Maier & Steef Kersbergen