Supported by the British Council’s Connection Through Cultures grant, and jointly organized by the Manila Observatory in the Philippines, Liverpool John Moores University and Hatch in the UK, the Ocean Futures Exhibition aims to create a venue for youth to tell their own stories of resilience and inspire a wider youth-led movement for supporting the most vulnerable communities at the frontlines of the climate crisis.
Building upon the Racing the King Tide project, the Ocean Futures Exhibition features the photovoice initiative of youth advocates from small islands in Bohol already experiencing the earliest impacts of sea level rise, and how they are using the power of photography and filmmaking to provide a counter-narrative to harmful portrayals of small islands as “sinking” and “disappearing” in the face of climate change.
The Ocean Futures Exhibition will run until December 4, 2026 at the Azotea Hall of the National Museum of the Philippines – Bohol, occasionally featuring short talks on climate science and sea level rise adaptation, as well as 360 virtual reality film sessions on tidal flooding.
This project is supported by the British Council’s Connections Through Culture Programme
