Multispecies Futures: Building a World of Many Worlds
Exhibition Opening

Curated by Priyanka Bista, 2022-24 Joseph F. Thomas Visiting Professor

“Entangled Stories of the Anthropocene” on view at The London Design Biennale’s Care Pavilion from June 17-20, 2023. Curated by Priyanka Bista.

Situated in a heightened multispecies conflict zone of Koshi Tappu, Nepal, fraught with daily human-wildlife conflict, this exhibit brings forward speculations by students who, despite the difficulty, imagine a pluralistic multispecies worlds of many worlds where elephants, wild boars, fishing cats, fishermen, farmers, and even poachers could coexist. 

The studio is inspired by the book, A World of Many Worlds by Marisol De La Cadena & Mario Blaser

““In the world we want, everybody fits. The world we want is a world in which many worlds fit.””

— ejército zapatista de liberación nacional, “Fourth Declaration of the Lacandón Jungle”