Walking under huge plane-trees. The sun is burning, the heat is unbearable. The gurgling spring water, softens my thirst. I dip my feet into the river, but it doesn't seem enough. Its clear water asks me to dive. It happened! On the background, faintly seen women prepare their laundry. Sunset is coming. Time for a last dive....
Water incidents of another era, everyday city practices which have been lost and forgotten, confirming Lithaeos' river name (the river of oblivion in Greek).
In a time when the urban planning is oriented more and more to the restoration of nature in the city and their constant interaction, it is appreciated more effectively the revival of the lost water experience and the redefined relation between the citizens of Trikala and the river.
Since most of the past century’s activities would seem nowadays dull, out of date, even dangerous, the revival is not considered as an identical reinstatement of watery practices but as re-approaching and reinterpretation, aiming their accession to the urban reality of our days.
Considering the relation between water and human body, we observe that we can experience the element of water in many different ways. Based on that ascertainment, the idea of incidents is actualized via the creation of three zones of progressive body contact with water: aquatic squares, baths and urban beach. These zones can function individually or combined, leading to a multilevel final experience.
