INLAND (Fernando Garcia Dory, Sergio Bravo)

Crossroads Tamboo, 2024

Tamboo in Urdu and Kejdaj in Pashtun are the same name for the mobile tents used by the nomadic pastoralists in Pakistan, such as the Gujjar, Pashtun and Baloch, the Rohi and Rebari communities, used to shelter during their months-long transhumant routes with their animals connecting the low lands with the high pastures of Balochistan and other mountain areas. Based on the previous work by INLAND artists and shepherds group that makes similar movements with their flock of sheep as an adaptative production strategy in changing climate conditions. This same pattern is used by beekeepers, tending livestock fundamental for the reproduction of life, and is also very affected by the climate crisis, urbanisation, and industrial agriculture.

For this new commission at Nasir Bagh , INLAND designed and proposed a structure that is both a monument, a learning site and a shelter for bees. Together with the local community of urban beekeepers and scientists and the park gardeners, the inhabitable sculpture works as an outpost to reintroduce more bee colonies in the city parks, promote the cultivation of other plant species for pollinators and to host a series of talks and workshops open to the public.

Inland has a radio station, an academy, produces shows, and makes cheese. It is also a consultant for the European Union Commission on the use of art for rural development policies, while promoting a European Shepherds’ Network, a social movement to question those same policies. INLAND is currently coordinating the Confederacy of Villages network and has exhibited and worked with institutions such as the Istanbul Biennial, Maebashi Museum in Japan, Serpentine Gallery in London, Casa do Povo in São Paulo, Centre Pompidou in Paris, SAVVY Contemporary in Berlin, and documenta fifteen.