Communicating science also means making it accessible and relevant to everyday life. This idea inspired the art and cultural exhibition created by the WABIN project, featuring drawings by young participants in the contests “The Culture of Ditches” and “Water to drink, water for work, water for life”.
The collection transforms complex scientific topics into immediate and understandable images. Through colours and visual stories, children and young people from Italy and Slovenia depict the water cycle, springs, rivers, ditches, groundwater, agricultural activities, ancient mills and aquatic ecosystems. Alongside the natural dimension, the works also highlight the social value of water, its connection with work and local communities, the need to avoid wasting it and the importance of protecting it from pollution and the effects of climate change.
The initiative is effective because of its ability to create a bridge between scientific knowledge and personal experience. The content is reinterpreted through the eyes of younger generations and transformed into stories capable of inspiring curiosity, emotion and participation. Water thus becomes a drop setting out on a journey, a willow tree protecting a river, a well serving as a meeting place, or a precious resource connecting territories, people and traditions.
The exhibition represents an innovative approach to science communication because it recognises children and young people not only as recipients of educational activities, but also as active communicators. Through their drawings, the young artists share what they have learned with the wider community, using a universal and intuitive language capable of overcoming linguistic, cultural and generational barriers.
The bilingual Italian-Slovenian dimension further strengthens the cross-border character of the initiative. The works portray different environments and communities, from the Brenta River to the Venice Lagoon and from Cilento to Ljubljana, showing how water connects distant places and represents a shared responsibility.
Through this collection, WABIN brings science beyond specialist settings and closer to the public through creativity. The exhibition invites visitors to look at water from a new perspective and reminds us that protecting water resources begins with knowledge, awareness and the ability to imagine a more sustainable future together.
The exhibition will be set up on Thursday, 8 October, on the first floor of the Urban Center in Trieste, and will be open from the morning until the end of the evening activities during the event “The Blue Way – The sea begins in the mountains”. Admission is free and open to everyone; registration is appreciated.
During the morning, an award ceremony for the best works created by the young participants in the WABIN contests will also take place.
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