H20: Water-themed works from Sandretto Re Rebaudengo collection at Palais Lumière, Évian

The exhibition 'H20' at Palais Lumière in Évian, running from June 12 to September 19, 2010, presents works from the Sandretto Re Rebaudengo collection, curated by Irene Calderoni. The show explores water through various media including installation, video, and photography. Highlights include Doug Aitken's 'Thaw' (2001), a video on snowmelt; Damien Hirst's 'Love Is Great' (1994) linking water's elusiveness to human mortality; Jeppe Hein's 'Flowing Water' (2006) engaging senses with glass and steel; Sharon Lockhart's portraits 'Jochen (North Sea)' and 'Lily (Pacific Ocean)' (1994) juxtaposing adolescents with the sea; Noritoshi Hirakawa's photographs of women's urine on public streets critiquing gender inequality in Japan; and Charles Ray's 'Viral Research' (1986), an alchemical lab with black liquid in glass tubes evoking contamination. The exhibition avoids a literal approach, balancing ecological themes with psychological and subversive interpretations.