Talk:
Wetlands of Resistance
Ameneh Solati
Reeds tied as a sign in the Hammar Marshes, Iraq
Photo: Ameneh Solati
Photo: Ameneh Solati
Artist and architect Ameneh Solati will present her work on the Iraqi marshes, based on her essay "Wetlands of Resistance" (e-flux Architecture, 2023).
The wetlands in southern Iraq challenge dominant understandings of nature—either as terra nullius used to justify exploitation or as neutral zones defined by cultural and ecological richness and biodiversity. In her talk, Solati instead discusses the marshes as a political arena where traces of desiccation, displacement, return, and resistance are inscribed onto the terrain.
This talk is organized as part of "Wetlands as Pedagogical Spaces," one of five research strands within Water Assemblies, which explores wetlands through a variety of media and disciplines in an urgent call to rethink these resilient landscapes critical to the climate crisis. The talk will be held in English and is open to everyone. The program will take place online via Zoom. Click here to register.
Ameneh Solati is a research-based artist and architect whose practice investigates the spatial manifestations of power and resistance within marginalized spaces. She leads a design studio at the Design Academy Eindhoven and serves as an editor-at-large at Failed Architecture. Her work has been exhibited at Stroom Den Haag (2025), Stedelijk Museum Schiedam (2024), and Venice Architecture Biennale (2021). Solati holds a master's degree in architecture from the Royal College of Art in London.
The wetlands in southern Iraq challenge dominant understandings of nature—either as terra nullius used to justify exploitation or as neutral zones defined by cultural and ecological richness and biodiversity. In her talk, Solati instead discusses the marshes as a political arena where traces of desiccation, displacement, return, and resistance are inscribed onto the terrain.
This talk is organized as part of "Wetlands as Pedagogical Spaces," one of five research strands within Water Assemblies, which explores wetlands through a variety of media and disciplines in an urgent call to rethink these resilient landscapes critical to the climate crisis. The talk will be held in English and is open to everyone. The program will take place online via Zoom. Click here to register.
Ameneh Solati is a research-based artist and architect whose practice investigates the spatial manifestations of power and resistance within marginalized spaces. She leads a design studio at the Design Academy Eindhoven and serves as an editor-at-large at Failed Architecture. Her work has been exhibited at Stroom Den Haag (2025), Stedelijk Museum Schiedam (2024), and Venice Architecture Biennale (2021). Solati holds a master's degree in architecture from the Royal College of Art in London.
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