After the Mediterranean: Exhibition Confronts Ecological and Social Crises

Curated by Oriol Fontdevila, the group exhibition 'After the Mediterranean' brings together seven artists—Erola Arcalís, Adjoa Armah, Laia Estruch, Huniti Goldox, Omar Mismar, Sara Ouhaddou, and Abi Shehu—whose works address social and ecological challenges facing the Mediterranean region. The show includes existing pieces and new works created during a residency in Menorca, often in collaboration with local ceramicists and weavers. A public programme engages learning institutions, local organisations, and communities. The curatorial statement critiques three dominant narratives: the Mediterranean as a unitary sea rooted in classical tradition, as a harmonious mosaic of southern European cultures, and as conceived by historian Fernand Braudel's 'long durée' approach. Instead, the exhibition seeks decolonial perspectives, confronting European border closures, racial subjugation, and global extractivism. The adverb 'after' signals both detachment from past narratives and projection of alternative futures. The exhibition is presented at Hauser & Wirth.