entre—ríos – Lisa Blackmore

Hand drawn illustrations of river ecosystem

New article: Commoning a “Dead” River in Colombia: Assessing Collaborative Research and Curatorial Methodologies through the RÍO BOGOTÁ Project

by Lisa August 17, 2026August 17, 2026No Comments

How do we know whether our curatorial methodologies with entre—ríos’ RÍO BOGOTÁ project generate change among participants? Grounded in theory of change literature and practice, and geared toward evaluating specific project objectives and methodologies, this article presents an assessment methodology comprising interviews and focus groups to trace transformations occurring at different scales.

New publication on NYU’s MoTH project site: The river is not dead

by Lisa July 20, 2026No Comments

Restoring human relationships with rivers must focus on local agency and ecological entanglement, not just large-scale industrial intervention. With Laura Giraldo-Martínez and Juliana Steiner, we wrote a short blog post for NYU’s More-than-Human-Rights project, an interdisciplinary initiative advancing rights and well-being for humans, nonhumans, and the web of life that sustains us all. “The river …

New book chapter: Tequendama Falls

by Lisa February 20, 2026No Comments

Happy that this text which combines an analysis of Salto del Tequendama (2021), by Emilio Chapela, with some cultural history of the Bogotá River, is now out. Tequendama Falls is a breathtaking body of water, a cascade of more than 150 meters that tumbles over a precipice. Emilio and I have been in collaboration since …

Nuevo libro: Cómo volver al río (2025)

by Lisa September 1, 2025February 15, 2026No Comments

Durante 2024, desde entre—ríos convocamos a cuidadores y cuidadoras del río Bogotá a compartir cuatro convites de río. Nos juntamos en diferentes lugares de la cuenca alta y media: en la vereda Tenería en Suesca, en el Humedal Tibabuyes en Bogotá, en El Charquito en Soacha, y en el Espacio Odeón en Bogotá, para seguir evocando y …

Image of sign saying Cuidemos el agua - let's care for water.

New article: Hydrocommoning, Environmental Humanities Glossary

by Lisa August 10, 2025February 15, 2026No Comments

I was grateful to receive the invitation from Ulrik Ekman to contribute to the Environmental Humanities Glossary. It was an opportunity to publish a short piece on the concept of hydrocommoning, the title of my forthcoming book with University of Minnesota Press, and to think through Leanne Betasamosake Simpson’s Theory of Water, which I had …

Nos toca hablar del agua, presentation for Cuerpo Enjambre, Bogotá, 6.3.25

by Lisa February 11, 2025February 11, 2025No Comments

Offering this talk was a way to share, through a performance lecture, a series of gestures of thinking somatically, or we could say, thinking-feeling, through which we move between the very intimate and personal towards the common and shared, giving form to an affective and relational liquid ecology.

Communities of Affinity for Stressed Rivers, EDGES Lab, University of British Columbia, 3.2.25

by Lisa February 11, 2025February 11, 2025No Comments

I had a the pleasure of sharing with the EDGES Lab led by Professor Leila Harris at the University of British Columbia recently and was thrilled to learn more about the common ground between research being done by Lab members and our processes with entre—ríos.

Podcast: Discussing Water Futures on Huevos Revueltos con Política, Colombia

by Lisa January 21, 2025January 21, 2025No Comments

In November 2024, entre—ríos was invited to feature in a live podcast recording to celebrate the 15 year anniversary of independent journalism outlet, La Silla Vacía. Held in Bogotá, the event featured live talks with politicians and activists to discuss “acuerdos para el futuro de Colombia” —agreements for Colombia’s future on four topics, including water.

Open Access – “How to eat a river: Metabolic Literacies, Curatorial Practice and Cultures of Care” in eco-operations

by Lisa January 6, 2025January 22, 2025No Comments

By sharing experiences we witnessed of daily care for the watershed’s ecosystems, its organic vegetable plots, seed banks and community spaces, “How to eat a river” maps a different reality of one of the world’s most polluted rivers, demonstrating how small-scale actions make a tangible difference and enable the imagination of alternative futures.

SEEKCommons, 7-8 December, 2024, UC Berkeley

by Lisa December 9, 2024No Comments

I recently had an incredible opportunity to get intensive feedback from a range of digital commons experts on how to support transitions to a care- and commons-oriented water culture in this polluted watershed through our organizing and communications work with entre-ríos.