The Park : Becoming a Body of Water
9 OCTOBER – 29 OCTOBER 2020

During Manifesta 13 Marseille, la citerne des Moulins investigated the relationship between culture and nature, whilst celebrating the multiplicity of identities.

La citerne des Moulins is one of the five water tanks, which were built throughout Marseille in the 1850s to distribute water from the Durance Canal to the city. The main tank was located in Longchamps and linked to the other urban tanks by a complex system of underground tunnels and wells. La citerne des Moulins was built underneath the place des Moulins, one of the highest points of Le Panier, north of the Old Port.

Constituted of small brick vaults resting on 160 pillars, it has the capacity to contain 12 000m3 of water. The roof was covered with a layer of topsoil about one meter thick to keep the water cool. No longer used for its original purpose, la citerne des Moulins is rarely open to public.

Participants: Amy Lien & Enzo Camacho* (1987, US / 1985, PH)

Venue is not accessible to visitors with disabilities.