National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan

The event is held with the support of the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, as part of the Central Asian Art and Culture Program (CAACP) and the project “Art Station: A Crossroads for Freedom of Expression, Artistic Practice, Inclusive Dialogue and Community Development.”

Interflows is an evolving exhibition that will develop and transform throughout its three-month presentation at ARTEpa, running until December 15. At its core is a project by the DAVRA research collective exploring how processes of water use and transformation in Central Asia are interconnected with environmental, political and social changes.

The exhibition will feature works by the "DAVRA" collective, including Taming Waters and Women in Soviet Central Asia (2024), as well as Saodat Ismailova’s film Stains of Oxus (2016). The film traces a journey along the Amu Darya, from the glaciers of Tajikistan to the rapidly disappearing Aral Sea. These works will be complemented by new works by young Central Asian artists created during the project’s research and residency stages, including works developed as part of the recently held "EARTH, WATER & AIR" program at "ARTEpa".
 

"Interflows" is part of the "DAVRA" research project, which has evolved through a series of exhibitions, workshops and research programs. These include the "Matter of Art Biennale" (2024), "Lahore Biennale" (2024), "TOMORROWS – A Land of Water" (2024), the "Socialist Anthropocene workshop" (2025) and the "Water, Air and Earth" residency (2026). At "ARTEpa", the project continues to evolve, bringing together works, ideas and outcomes developed at different stages of the research.

At the heart of the exhibition is a question of how humanity’s relationship with water and the landscape can be reimagined beyond conventional notions of nature as a resource to be used, controlled and dominated, and what alternative ways of engaging with the environment might be possible.

Address: Astronomical Park, ARTEpa Gallery
Opening time: 6:30 p.m.
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The exhibition will run until December 15. Admission is free.