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Topologies of Air, an immersive three-screen and surround sound installation, traverses the cultural, geopolitical, environmental, technological and psychological layers of the sky, building an image of a complex and contested space, both shared and personal, and with a long history and rapidly changing future.

Filmed in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Australia, Japan, China, Spain and the United Kingdom, the installation invites us to consider the space above our heads, once open to our dreams and imaginings, as a territory undergoing radical transformations through human activities that, in turn, are reshaping our present and future.

Topologies of Air brings together voices of contributors from across international law, earth and life sciences, technology, neuropsychology, cognitive neuroscience, cultural studies, sociology, art, architecture, politics, theology, philosophy, environmental studies, economics and lived experience who took part in the Airspace Tribunal London, Airspace Tribunal Sydney, Sky Forum Bahrain and Sky Forum Sharjah, as well as conversations and interviews recoded during the production of the work between 2018 and 2020.

The exhibition is presented by The Wapping Project, London, in partnership with Bahrain National Museum, and is generously supported by the British Council, DCMS and GREAT through the UK-Gulf Exhibition Programme.

Topologies of Air was commissioned and produced by The Wapping Project, with support from Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, Sharjah Art Foundation, the British Council, Arts Council England and the University of Kent.