The Medellín River has served throughout history as a visual reference in the valley landscape and integrating axis of the municipalities through which it runs. In the not too distant past, it was a place for reunion and recreation, but with population growth, it has become the main recipient of the entire metropolitan area's residual water; an open-air sewer that runs through our city. Oda al Río (Ode to the River) is a dedication to the forgotten river, generating a new meaning for the body of water from which each day we move further away.