Explore humanity’s vital connection with freshwater as an essential source of life and pillar of good health at the Wellcome Collection’s Thirst In Search of Freshwater.

When: June 26 to February 1. Open Tuesday to Sunday

Where: Wellcome Collection

Ticket price: Free

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Photo credit: Thirst: In Search of Freshwater’ an exhibition at Wellcome Collection, Gallery Photography: Benjamin Gilbert. Source: Wellcome Collection

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Thirst is a universal human experience shared with most living beings. With only 3% of the water on Earth being freshwater, our land thirsts too.

From ancient Mesopotamia and Victorian London to modern-day Nepal and Singapore, the exhibition highlights the vital role of freshwater. Water shapes health and ecosystems.

‘Thirst’ features 125 objects, including historical artefacts, contemporary materials and artworks from Gideon Mendel, Chloe Dewe Mathews, Susan Schuppli, Anthony Acciavatti, Dala Nasser, Adib Dada, M’hammed Kilito, and Adam Rouhana, amongst others. Through new commissions by Raqs Media Collective, Karan Shrestha and Feifei Zhou and Zahirah Suhaimi (SEACoast), the gallery invites you on an immersive journey to uncover our relationship with water.

The exhibition is curated by Janice Li and accompanied by the book ‘Thirst: In Search of Freshwater’, featuring leading writers Robert Macfarlane, Elif Shafak and Lucy Jones.

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