Sangam: Voices of Accountability

This evening marks the second event in Sangam ~ Confluence ~ Zusammenfluss, a series initiated by the collective Darya Dost (“Friends of the River”). Bringing together rivers, climate change, memory and community, the series approaches environmental transformation through artistic practice, lived experience and collective learning. Rooted in eco-social justice, Sangam asks how ecological crises are experienced unevenly, what forms of responsibility they demand, and what kinds of solidarity can emerge in response.

The event is organized in collaboration with the non-commercial curatorial platform thx again and medico international e.V.

The evening begins by asking what rivers mean to us: what we feel in their presence, what memories they carry, and what place they hold in our past, present and future. 

A multimedia installation by Daniel Hopp and Imran Nafees explores natural resources, power and the unequal relations between Germany and Pakistan. Bringing together their different artistic practices, the work invites visitors to reflect on questions of extraction, environmental responsibility and their own position within these systems.

The second part of the evening turns to accountability. In conversation with Karin Zennig, Amna Mawaz Khan and Fatim Selina Diaby moderated by Janvi, we hear about a legal case brought by 39 farmers from Sindh, Pakistan, against two German companies. Taking this case as a starting point, the discussion asks where responsibility for climate damage lies, how affected communities can demand accountability across borders, and what it might mean to live differently with rivers and land in a time of ecological crisis. 

The evening concludes with a live music performance by Shikoh and Nithin Shams, followed by a communal meal.

Children are warmly welcome. Childcare at the Bewegungsbaustelle can be arranged on request.