Ecofeminisms Today: Promiscuous Entanglements

“Ecofeminisms Today: Promiscuous Entanglements” brings together a constellation of artistic practices that intersect ecological and feminist concerns, challenging the spatial, cultural, and gendered hierarchies that shape both human and more-than-human lives.

This exhibition foregrounds the complex positionalities of women artists from disparate geographies including the Global South, the Mediterranean and the Levant each of whom navigates multiple, layered identities.

Their works reflect the ways in which bodies, territories, and identities are already entangled, negotiating spaces marked by power, violence and environmental devastation.

In a world where borders are violently reinforced and imaginative geographies perpetuate colonial logics, “Ecofeminisms Today” reclaims a space of fluidity and interconnection. This thematic exploration draws on ecofeminism’s assertion that the domination of nature is intertwined with the domination of women, critically examining how cultural and geographical locations inform our understanding of gender, ecology and resistance.

Moreover, the exhibition invites visitors to shift their attention from the Anthropocene to the Hydrocene, as coined by Australian-Swedish scholar and curator Dr. Bronwyn Bailey-Charteris. It is a delicate task that emphasizes the power of water rather than humans, thus challenging the dominant narrative. The artists in this exhibition use water to reflect on themes of nourishment, transformation, resilience and resistance, challenging patriarchal systems that seek to control natural resources and women’s bodies alike.