The artist and designer Cristina Tarquini has developed a video and sound installation for the "Schiffshebewerk Henrichenburg" in Waltrop, which will be presented in the machine hall of the Shiplift. Navigating through time focuses on the infrastructural adaptations of water transport routes and means of transport in a globalising world. Tarquini draws on scientific data sets for her work and translates them into flowing images from animated point clouds.

For her video installation in the Shiplift, Cristina Tarquini uses selected data sets on global container shipping and water research to develop an audiovisual narrative. Her work shows the connection between the major overseas ports, addresses the increase in freight transport on the oceans and visualises data sets from the Federal Institute of Hydrology, which research the consequences of extreme weather events for the Rhine and Rhine-Herne Canal. Logistical, economic and ecological topics can thus be experienced in the Shiplift using artistic means.

The Italian media artist and designer Cristina Tarquini studied Art Direction for Advertising at the European Institute of Design in Milan and Barcelona, and completed a Master's degree in Communication Design at Central Saint Martins in London. Tarquini works as a creative technologist and is an expert in visual storytelling. Her work creates immersive experiences at the intersection of digitality and physical space, art and technology. Her projects have been exhibited internationally, including at Somerset House, London, at Ars Electronica, Linz, and in the Best of Google Design 2020.