“What is not constant can no longer be a friend.” – Raqs Media Collective

How do we look at uncertainty? As the monsoon shifts with climate change and the financial world struggles to predict the future, Raqs Media Collective invite us to think differently about change, connection, and time.

Monica Narula and Shuddhabrata Sengupta are joined in conversation with Alice Sharp, Director of Invisible Dust, in the heart of London’s financial district, to explore the ideas, poetry, and philosophy behind their new exhibition Cloud Messengers.

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About Raqs Media Collective

Delhi-based artists Raqs Media Collective formed in 1992 and are Jeebesh Bagchi, Monica Narula, and Shuddhabrata Sengupta –’raqs’ in several languages denotes an intensification of awareness and presence attained by whirling, turning, and being in a state of revolution. For the artists ‘Raqs’ means ‘kinetic contemplation’ and a restless and energetic entanglement with the world and time. Exhibitions include Documenta, the Biennales of Venice, Istanbul, Taipei, Liverpool, Shanghai, Sydney and Sao Paulo. Solo and recently Thirst, Wellcome Collection, 2025.

https://works.raqsmediacollective.net

Exhibition: Cloud Messengers
15 Oct – 2 Dec, 2025

Cloud Messengers traces the invisible threads that bind natural forces to systems of capital and control in a time of climate crisis. Raqs Media Collective have collaborated with Invisible Dust to create this new installation drawing speculative philosophical connections between monsoon rains, floods, trade and financial markets and actuarial science assessing risk.

Curated by Jeanine Griffin & Alice Sharp of Invisible Dust, supported by a partnership with Futurecity and Frith Street Gallery

Find out more about the exhibition

Seed130 is led by CO–RE for Aviva Investors, with a design team including WilkinsonEyre and Arup. Curated by Futurecity in collaboration with key partners Invisible Dust and Eastern City Business Improvement District.