Tuesday, 18th March 6 pm

 Saturday, 22nd March, 12 pm - 5 pm

Address: Exposed Arts Projects, 6 Drayson Mews, London W8 4LY

Artists and Speakers 

Almagul Menlibayeva 

Aziza Shadenova 

Artcom Platform 

Madina Joldybek

Meruert Kunakova

Ingrid Pumayalla

Said Atabekov 

Afsaneh Angelina Rafi

Assiya Bagdaulet 

Bill Balaskas

Gisselle Giron

Maja and Reuben Fowkes 

Curators: Aigerim Kapar and Indira Duyssebayeva - Ziyabek 

Interweaving Climate, Water(s), and Communities began in the steppes of Saryarka, on the shores of Lake Balkhash, within the nomadic cultural landscape of Kazakhstan.

Originally part of the International Water and Climate Forum, Balkhash 2024: Challenges and Solutions, organised by grassroots initiatives Artcom Platform and Care for Balkhash. The program now continues in London in collaboration with Ainalaiyn Space and the local community of artists and researchers.

Recognizing the impact of the global climate crisis, the exhibition and public programme serve as steps toward ecological solidarity and practices of care for Mother Earth’s ecosystems. 

At Interweaving Climate, Water(s), and Communities, artists explore the deep interconnections between local communities and biodiversity as guardians of collective memory. Bodies of water are reimagined as living archives, preserving rituals and technologies amid shifting socio-economic and climatic realities.

By embracing diverse perspectives, knowledge systems, and historical contexts that shape cultural landscapes, the exhibition and public programme invite a rethinking of socio-natural interactions. They encourage a deeper understanding of aquatic spaces and the evolving dynamics of hydro-social relationships. Through decolonial imagination, the project calls for a revaluation of strategies, offering new pathways toward sustainable futures.