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1 Sediment Spirit: The Activation of Art in the Anthropocene, Sainsbury Centre, University of East Anglia, 15 October 2023 – 14 April 2024. Available at: <https://www.sainsburycentre.ac.uk/whats-on/sediment-spirit/> [Accessed 18 March 2024].
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John Kenneth Paranada
John Kenneth Paranada, a Filipino-born curator, writer, and researcher based in the UK, is the first Curator of Art and Climate Change at the Sainsbury Centre, University of East Anglia. His role marks a ground-breaking step in the UK museum landscape, emphasising a proactive approach to the climate crisis through innovative curatorial practices. Paranada curated the exhibition Sediment Spirit and co-edited Planet for Our Future (2023). His recent publications include contributions to Design for our Planet (2023) and Adaptation: A Reconnected Earth (2023). Active in critical forums, he participated in the ICOM International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art’s symposium on ‘Indigenous Perspectives in Curatorial Practice’ (2024), ‘Curating Climate Change’ at The American Swedish Institute (2024), ‘Art x Environment’ at Firstsite Colchester (2024), and organised a panel on environmental ethics for the Association of Art Museum Curators. He was also a speaker at the Museum Association’s ‘Breaking Museum Barriers: Radical Curatorial Practice’ (2023).