Haseeb Ahmed - 18 Winds

A chapter in Ahmed’s decade-long project The Library of the Winds, the exhibition 18 Winds explores cultural and historical connotations of the weather, wondering what ecological potential appears when we separate nature from what we make it mean to us. Works in the exhibition speak towards the collaborative attitudes in Ahmed’s cross-disciplinary practice, and include projects developed in the framework of recent residencies with the European Commission’s S+T+ARTS program (MindSpaces, STARTS4Water), the Science Gallery in Venice and Werktank (with the support of the Flemish Community), all of which provided numerous interactions with scientists, new technologies, policy makers, business leaders, and other artists.