Paintings, installations and immersive works resurrect the dried-up Aral Sea, a visible consequence of wider ecological upheavals around the globe
Inspired by Allayar Darmenov's writings on the loss of the Aral Sea, the Uzbekistan Pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale invites local and international artists to approach the vanished body of water as shared ground for mythmaking and climate resilience.