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15 Sep ’22

Unexpected lessons #2: Decolonizing Nature | Goethe Institute, Reykjavic

Screening of Theatrum Botanicum Trilogy by Uriel Orlow, including the films Imbizo Ka Mafavuke (2017, 28min), Muthi (2016-2017, 17min) and The crown against Mafavuke (2016, 18min), as part of a film programme that expands on the topics of the journey of seeds between the Svalbard Global Seed Vault and Lebanon, patent battles over traditional plant medicine in South Africa and the traces of colonial ambitions of explorers in the Natural History Museum Berlin. In the context of the three-day performative conference UNEXPECTED LESSONS #2, part of the festival Goethe Morph* Iceland at Nordic House in Reykjavik, September 13th – 15th, 2022.
Just like its predecessor event in Berlin and Nairobi, UNEXPECTED LESSONS #2 is dedicated to the theme of decolonization. This time we put a focus on nature, from different perspectives. What makes nature the other? What role does the decoupling of nature and culture play in this? Is the culture/nature dichotomy tenable at all? And how can we decolonize our view of the world and think nature differently?


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9 May ’26 – 14 Jun ’26

Mangoes & Meaning | Museum of Goa, India

Uriel Orlow is presenting Mangoes of Goan Origin (An Archive) as part of the group show Mangoes and Meaning: Histories, Ecologies and Cultural Imagination at Museum of Goa.

Expect to encounter the mango in ways you may not have before. After all, this isn’t just any fruit-it’s aam, the common thread that connects us all. This exhibition brings together personal, cultural, ecological, and communal perspectives, reflecting on what it means to grow a mango, to sit in the shade of its tree, to share it with neighbours, and to spend long summers in its presence. The exhibition explores how this fruit becomes a symbol of place, of season, and of belonging.


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27 Apr ’26 – 30 May ’26

Ground Zero | SNBA, Lisbon, Portugal

Ground Zero takes the ground as its starting point—a place where memories are inscribed, narratives are brought to life, and new beginnings are envisioned. The works invite a sensitive and critical examination of historical legacies, social and ecological issues, and the possibilities for transformation, suggesting a space for reflection, regeneration, and collective creation.

Group exhibition curated by Black Atlas, with works by Catarina Leitão, Cristina Ataíde, Jermay Michael Gabriel, Marcelo Moscheta, Mónica de Miranda, Nii Obodai, Nithya Iyer, Susana Anángua, Marta Machado e Sofia Yala


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