Serste

𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐏𝐑 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐬, 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐚, 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 2.5 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞, they’ve been using this technology in their capital city, Windhoek, for 55 years – and with great success, too.

𝐌𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 – 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐫𝐲𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 – 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐒 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 2001, and during that time, water use on the river has outstripped supply by 33.6 million acre-feet. That’s bad news for the Southwest, home to some of the fastest growing cities in the United States.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐨 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 – 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐭 – 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞. --- Running 1,450 miles from the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf of California, the river – once dubbed the “West’s plumbing system” – meets the drinking water demands of 40 million people across the United States and Mexico, in addition to irrigating 5.5 million acres of farmland, according to the Colorado Water Conservation Board.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚’𝐬 ‘𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧’ . . . 'Direct potable reuse, or DPR, eliminates pollutants and contaminants from sewage water through a multi-barrier process before it is introduced as purified and safe water into the drinking supply. On first read, that may sound revolting, but it’s tried and tested.'

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚’𝐬 ‘𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧’ - curated 'Direct potable reuse, or DPR, eliminates pollutants and contaminants from sewage water through a multi-barrier process before it is introduced as purified and safe water into the drinking supply. On first read, that may sound revolting, but it’s tried and tested.'

:: OPENING SOON :: project regrò: ARTE Y LA TIERRA - Part 1

bottega di Serste building in progress

:UPCOMING at Bottega di Serste: ARTE Y LA TIERRA - part 1 by the regrò project In Chile, under the Hornopirén volcano, Lissette is cleaning natural habitats from trash, creating multi-media sculptures with the salvaged materials and documenting her relationship with the forest through paintings and photographs. Opening + Limited Edition regrò wearable: TBA projectregro.com

Data Viz Happening Test - Column 1/5 - Data backroom

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Data Viz Happening Test - Column 1/5 - Dancing columns in the Data backroom

Data Viz Happening Test - Column 1/5 - Chart backrooms

Data Viz Happening Test - Column 1/5

Data Viz Happening Test - Column 1/5