Explore Khashayar Javanmardi's Environmental Photography Exhibition: The Caspian ‘Lake’ at Foam

This exhibition by non-fiction artist Khashayar Javanmardi documents the ten-year project capturing the deterioration of the southern Caspian Sea shore bordering Iran. It highlights the environmental impact of mismanagement and climate change, emphasizing the region's unique ecosystem and the urgent need for its recognition as a lake for effective conservation.

Foam 3h proudly presents 'The Caspian ‘Lake’', an exhibition by non-fiction artist and photographer Khashayar Javanmardi. Javanmardi, who has a personal connection to the region, has dedicated the last decade to documenting the environmental decline along the southern shore of the Caspian Sea, which borders Iran. This ongoing project serves as a powerful visual narrative of the region's deterioration, underscoring the critical link between political and structural change and the everyday lives affected by the mismanagement of the Caspian and the overarching global climate crisis. Often mistakenly referred to as a sea, the Caspian is, in fact, the world's largest lake, supporting a unique and fragile ecosystem. The consequences of mismanagement, compounded by climate change and pollution, have had a devastating impact on the region's environment, economy, and cultural fabric. Critically, its classification as a 'sea' subjects the Caspian to inadequate and often inappropriate conservation regulations. Unless its identity as a lake is formally recognized, achieving effective protection for this vital natural resource will remain elusive.

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