New International Art Commission
Eelyn has been commissioned to make a new piece of moving image work, to be exhibited at the Richmond Arts and Ideas Festival, 13-29 June, 2025; São Paulo Biennial, Sept, 2025, and the Karachi Biennial, Oct 2026.
Building on her research and work made along the Thames Estuary in 2016, Eelyn will continue her exploration of the tidal Thames as a site of nurture, migration and renewal, with a particular focus on the demise of the European Eel [Anguilla anguilla], now listed as 'critically endangered'.
The commission forms part of the wider project, Imagining the Forest: Cross Cultural Conversations, a new partnership between Richmond Arts and Ideas Festival (England), Karachi Biennial (Pakistan) and the Guarani community (Brazil), who will commission artists and work with indigenous communities to address their ecological crises. This participatory project will engage artists and communities to spark discussions on themes such as river ecology, treescapes and indigenous knowledge. Artists Rafael Vilela (São Paulo), Nadeem Al Karimi (Karachi), and Eelyn Lee (London) will create new works, supported by ‘Long Table’ events for public debate, with resulting artworks showcased at Richmond's Art and Ideas Festival, São Paulo Biennale and Karachi Biennale.
Supported by the British Council through their International Collaborations grants.
