The Media, Arts and Humanities Research Institute

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