As Part of the pilot project Indo-Swiss residency exchange 2011/12 of the Swiss artists-in-labs program, Indian artist Surekha collaborated with scientists from the EAWAG Institute for aquatic research in Dübendorf. During 3-months she extensively occupied herself with fundamental and practical questions in the field of aquatic research. Based on contemporary issues concerned with biodiversity and functional aspects of microorganisms, Surekha developed an on-going project, which playfully explores our multi-layered relation to water. Her multimedia installation “Just follow the sound of the river…” in several-parts conjoins microscopic worlds with emotional-subjective contexts and the global significance of water. With her work, Surekha opens up diverse perspectives on the fluctuant symbolism and identity of water, which oscillates between a technical understanding as resource and the sensual perception as element. Video and installation 22.11.-14.12.2011. (www.artistsinalab.ch; www.surheka.info )