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  • Date and time: Thursday 4 June 2026, 11am to 4pm
  • Location: In-person only
    Sliding Water, 64 Marygate, York (Map)
  • Admission: Free admission, booking not required

Event details

Discover the hidden story of Yorkshire’s waterways at Confluence for Change, a thought-provoking multimedia exhibition revealing the silent crisis of chemical pollution in our rivers.

Powered by cutting-edge science from the NERC ECOMIX project, this audio-visual experience blends stunning photography with immersive audio to make the invisible visible. Drop by, gain a deeper understanding of the science behind river health and leave empowered to help protect our rivers.

 

This event is part of the Festival Focus ‘Reclaiming Our Rivers’. You may also be interested in a panel discussion ‘The Future’s in Our Hands: Reclaiming our rivers’ on Saturday 6 June.

 

Image credit: William Joshua Templeton

About the artists

Will Joshua Templeton is a Devon-based photographer and artist whose work explores connection, the environment and our place within it. The environment is a recurring theme in Will’s work as he seeks to use his art practice as a force for change. Will previously delivered the Ways and Means exhibition and associated book which explored water quality issues in England.

George Hiraoka Cloke is an audio-visual artist, musician and researcher from Kent. His practice integrates notions of acoustemology, ecological awareness and seeding better futures through attentive listening and acoustic imagination.

 

Venue details

  • Not wheelchair accessible