Environments and Ecologies: Ravi Agarwal, Dr. Ahmed Ali Alghamdi, syn architects, Angela Vettese

The ongoing climate crisis magnifies shared concerns about access to water, food, and shelter, as this severely impacts the habitats of humans and other life forms. Some of its causes are rooted in extractivism, colonialism, and the pursuit of endless progress and growth. Witnessing the loss of the way we used to live, traditional knowledge and the riches of the planet’s biological variety, artists demonstrate an acute understanding of complex interrelations, the risk posed to habitats, ecosystems, and communities, and the rate of their destruction. After Rain addresses the cultural and architectural heritage of natural environments, while pointing to patterns of displacement, forced migration, and the extent of pollution. The invited panelists will speak about how artists incorporate such concerns in their practices.