Organised with the Centre for World Environmental History

This presentation explores curatorial approaches to the ecological crisis at the Sainsbury Centre. Drawing on recent exhibitions including A World of Water (2025), Toward the Weird Heart of Things (2024), and Sediment Spirit (2023), the talk examines how contemporary art and museums can engage climate change through exhibition-making, rethinking collections, and interdisciplinary research. 

John Kenneth Paranada is the inaugural Curator of Art and Climate Change at the Sainsbury Centre, University of East Anglia and a researcher at the Tyndall centre for Climate Change Research. His work explores the intersections of contemporary art, climate science, and environmental humanities through exhibition-making, research, and public engagement.

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By: Benedict Burbridge
Last updated: Wednesday, 25 February 2026