22/03/2025
๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐: ๐ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ
On this , we celebrate waterโthe source of all life, a force of creation and destruction, and a symbol of deep interconnectedness.
'Ripples' is a traveling exhibition produced entirely from the NOOR Archive, exploring the global water crisis, climate change, and social inequality through powerful visual storytelling. Originally launched with the support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in France, the exhibition has traveled from in Paris (2022) to .jakopic in Ljubljana and in the Netherlands (2023).
Spanning more than three decades, 'Ripples' brings together work from across the globeโfrom the melting Arctic and the drought-stricken lands of Africa to the rising seas of the Pacific and the industrial landscapes of Europe. Featuring photography from the former members of the NOOR Agency and emerging talents from the NOOR Network, the exhibition presents a powerful visual diary of our deep and fragile relationship with water. Through stories of scarcity, pollution, rising sea levels, and human resilience, it underscores waterโs role as a defining force in history, society, and the climate crisis.
But 'Ripples' is more than an exhibitionโitโs a statement on sustainability. Every element is salvaged or reused, challenging the culture of exhibition-making while pushing the boundaries of sustainable art. Like ripples in water, small actions can create waves of change.
As we continue exploring innovative ways to present artโreusing materials, printing on upcycled materials such as used sails, and selecting more sustainable processes and materialsโwe invite those working with water to join us in shaping a more conscious future.
See more on 'Ripples' in the link: https://www.noorimages.com/ripples-a-visual-diary-of-water
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ยฉ Andrea Bruce (), Erbil, Iraq, 8 September 2014.
"Kurdistan's landscapes of success": A water park on the outskirts of Erbil.
ยฉ Benedicte Kurzen (), Lake Chad, Northern Central Africa, August 2017.
The Buduma, or Yedina, are known as the guardians of the lake. They know its secrets, its arms and the islands which emerge during certain seasons. Their knowledge has been integral in the transformation the lake has undergone in becoming the sanctuary of boko haram.
ยฉ Bart Koetsier (), Installation view at Atelier Neerlandais () in Paris, France - November 2023.
ยฉStanley Greene (), A sketch in the sand illustrates a 2003 assault on Furawiya village in Darfur in western Sudan, 2007.
The diagram was drawn four years later in a refugee camp in neighboring Chad by Asdallah Asdel Khaled, a survivor of the attack. He had witnessed the total destruction of his village and atrocities committed against its inhabitants. Between 2003 and 2007, over 200,000 people were killed and millions displaced by ethnic conflict in Darfur, with large numbers fleeing to Chad. Disputes over scarce water and grazing land between black African farmers and Arab pastoralist communities triggered the war. Lack of access to water remains one of the major drivers of the ongoing conflict in Darfur.
ยฉ Stanley Greene, New Orleans, USA, March-April 2006.
A man carries a cross during a Catholic procession during Lent in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a category 5 hurricane which was at the time the costliest tropical cyclone on record, and caused over 1,800 fatalities in August 2005.
ยฉ Metod Blejec, Installation view at Galerija Jakopic in Ljubljana, Slovenia, February 2023.
ยฉ Tanya Habjouqa (), Occupied Palestinian Territories, Gaza, Deir al-Balah, June 2013.
A young boy attempts to bathe his reluctant donkey in the sea, directly beside his home on the outskirts of the Deir al-Balah Refugee camp.
ยฉ Kadir van Lohuizen (), Netherlands, Saeftinghe, 08 September 2019.
The drowned land of Saeftinghe located in Zeeland on the island of Zeeuws Vlaanderen.
ยฉ Museum Hilversum (), Installation view at Museum Hilversum, the Netherlands - May 2023.
ยฉ Sanne De Wilde (), Federated States of Micronesia, Pohnpei, November 2015.
Deke Island. This is the island couples flee to when their parents don't agree to their marriage (often if they are too closely related), they spend the night together on the island and thus force their families to accept their will to wed since the marriage is already consumed. On the way back from a picnic to one of the uninhabited small islands around Pingelap with the colorblind Pingelapese and all the children of the one school of the island. The bay is now protected, islanders are no longer allowed to fish for turtles. Because of the infrared colors the scene looks very romantic, at the same time thereโs the visual connotation of the boats full of refugees setting off for a better future.
