“Guarded Prognosis. Artistic Resistances to the Climate Crisis”

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Academic year
2026-2027
Topic
Culture and exhibitions
Poster for the exhibition “Pronóstico Reservado. Resistencias artísticas frente a la crisis climática”, with the credits and introductory text
Poster for the exhibition “Pronóstico Reservado. Resistencias artísticas frente a la crisis climática”, with the credits and introductory text
Exhibition poster

The Student Recreation Centre of the Universitat Politècnica de València is hosting the exhibition “Guarded Prognosis. Artistic Resistances to the Climate Crisis” (Pronóstico Reservado), a project that invites visitors to reflect on the climate emergency through artistic creation and social commitment.

The exhibition is part of the project “Clim-art: Young People Defending Global Climate Justice and Human Rights through Art”, funded by the Generalitat Valenciana and developed by ActionAid and Integra2 Mundo. This Citizenship Education initiative seeks to bring young people closer to the challenges of climate justice through artistic disciplines capable of fostering reflection, dialogue and critical awareness.

The exhibition brings together works by students from the UPV Faculty of Fine Arts that explore the consequences of climate change for particularly vulnerable people, communities and territories. Through different visual languages, the artworks show how environmental impacts do not affect everyone equally and how certain economic, colonial and extractivist dynamics contribute to worsening existing inequalities.

Under the banner of artistic resistance, the exhibition offers a critical perspective on dominant narratives that downplay the climate crisis and encourages us to rethink our collective responsibility in the face of a reality that is already here. The works invite audiences to question unsustainable development models, make situations of vulnerability visible, and explore new narratives centred on climate justice, human rights and human dignity.

“Guarded Prognosis” turns art into a tool for protest, memory and social transformation, creating a space for collective reflection on one of the greatest challenges of our time.

Opening hours:
Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 20:00.

Venue:
Student Recreation Centre, Universitat Politècnica de València.

Admission is free.

Organised by: ActionAid, Integra2 Mundo and collaborating organisations of the Clim-art project, with the participation of the Universitat Politècnica de València and the Student Recreation Centre.

Photography projects by:

  • Zaira Marina Pardo Martínez
  • Sofía Rovalino Albán
  • Olga García Palanca
  • Núria Saiz de Gea
  • Natalia Rey de Castro Luna
  • Melissa Villanueva Esteve
  • María Lucía Portacio Sarmiento
  • Mª José Nácher Pallarés
  • Marta Ramos Codina
  • Manuel Salcedo Suárez
  • Lorenzo Sáez Gimeno
  • Juan Belloch Martínez
  • Jose Alfonso Cussianovich
  • Irene Ruzo Cuenca
  • Inés Salom Ricart
  • Emma Guaita Vich
  • Elliot Rodrigo Caro
  • Carmen Bodoque Guillem
  • Carla Delhom Valor
  • Ángela Baciero Oliva
  • Andrea Cardo Granell
  • Alba Salvá Font

Curators:

  • Rose Mary Castro Largo (Alianza por la Solidaridad-ActionAid)
  • Helena Olcina Amigó (Universitat Politècnica de València)
  • Carmen Pereira Avelino (Cor de Terra)
  • Andrea Corrales Devesa (Universitat Politècnica de València)
  • Pedro Vicente Mullor (Universitat Politècnica de València)
  • Alicia Palacios Ferri (Universitat Politècnica de València)

Organisation:

  • Rose Mary Castro Largo (Alianza por la Solidaridad-ActionAid)

Technical coordination:

  • Rose Mary Castro Largo (Alianza por la Solidaridad-ActionAid)
  • Carmen Pereira Avelino (Cor de Terra)

Photo gallery

Wall label for “Tornar a la terra” (2026): a series of 10 analogue colour photographs and a single-channel digital video piece
Photographic triptych of olive trees against the sky, hung on a concrete wall beside its label
Wall label for “Desazonar la tierra (Desassossegar la terra)” (2026): digital photographs printed on satin paper
Two large photographs, one titled “/ prompt”, and a hanging sculpture made of empty plastic water bottles
Wall label for “Consum Invisible” (2026): a series of 2 digital photographs and a sculpture of PET water bottles
Installation: a table with a fuchsia cloth, plates and organic-looking pieces, beneath five pink-toned photos of a woman and a table in a field
Three large prints hanging from wooden battens: two photographic collages of houses and a sheet with a short text
Wall label for “Llei 24/2013” (2026): digital photography, inkjet print on satin paper, 100 × 150 cm each
Translucent coloured pieces suspended from the ceiling in front of a glass wall overlooking a terrace, with trees and campus buildings beyond
An ultrasound scan and a grid of brain scans on transparent sheets, hung in front of a window overlooking a lawn with palm trees
Wall label for “Deute tòxic” (2026): a series of 14 digital photographs printed on satin paper and acetate
Blue advertising stand on wheels with the slogan “Máxima calidad, sabor inconfundible” over a photo of a ploughed field, leaflets on its shelves
Wall label for “Máxima calidad, sabor inconfundible” (2026): an advertising leaflet made with digital photography and a metal display stand
Translucent fabric printed with a typed 1917 Foreign Office letter to Lord Rothschild, hanging in front of a window
Three long translucent white fabric panels hanging in front of a glass wall, one printed with a typed letter; palm trees and buildings behind
Wall label for “Nothing shall be done which may prejudice” (2026): digital photographs, a series of printed letters and a screen print on fabric
Two translucent ivory-coloured sculptures shaped like breasts with metal teats, hanging in front of a glass wall
A row of small photographs hung along a glass wall, with greenery and campus buildings on the other side
Wall label for “Cartografia de la calor” (2026): a series of 7 digital photographs printed on glossy paper, 33 × 50 cm each
Easel with the “Pronóstico Reservado” exhibition poster and a notice of the opening hours: Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 20:00
Installation with a typewriter and white hands tangled in red threads on a black table, the threads rising to a world map on the glass
Wall label for “Escritura del poder” (2026): an installation with two MDF boards, a table, a hand and a typewriter
Wall label for “Un mamar insaciable” (2026): silicone and a metal drinking teat, 25 × 18.5 × 16 cm
Poster for the exhibition “Pronóstico Reservado. Resistencias artísticas frente a la crisis climática”, with the credits and introductory text
Nine framed photographs in a three-by-three grid: old houses, plants, trampolines and a child's bicycle