Curatorial Talk on Som Supaparinya. The Rivers They Don't See

The solo exhibition The Rivers They Don’t See by Som Supaparinya addresses rivers as carriers of political structures and their connection to the colonial history of Southeast Asia. By bringing together socio-ecological events, capitalist expansion, and state control, Supaparinya explores and documents their impact on nature and society. In an open dialogue, the two co-curators discuss the exhibition’s content and curatorial approach, while also providing space for questions from the audience.

Natalie Keppler is a curator, program dramaturge, and author working in the fields of performative, visual, and discursive arts in Berlin. As part of the DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program team, she has co-curated multidisciplinary festivals and, together with Agnieszka Roguski, serves as Artistic Director of the municipal exhibition space Kunst Raum Mitte in Berlin.

Alexander Wilmschen is a curator at the Kestner Gesellschaft and served as interim director from 2024 to 2025. He studied art history and philosophy as well as Art History in Global Context in Düsseldorf and Berlin. At the Kestner Gesellschaft, he has curated numerous exhibitions, including projects with The Institute of Queer Ecology, Klára Hosnedlová, Rebecca Ackroyd, Anna K.E., Paloma Varga Weisz, and Jack O’Brien.