The Octopus

The Exhibition “Art and Climate Change”, was part of the Conference “A Travessia - Climate Refugees, what future? ”, that took place on November 30th 2019, at Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, in Lisbon. Along with the collaborative artwork “Polvo”, portraits of the participating women were exhibited, as well as several panels about the process of creating the art piece.

The presentation of the exhibition and the WEMIN project was made during the conference, with the participation of some of the women involved in its elaboration, as well as the author of the work, workshop facilitators and the WEMIN Portugal team. About 100 people attended the exhibition, including the Secretary of State for Migration, the Former Minister of Home Affairs, representatives of civil society organizations, researchers and the general public.