Faisal Anwar: CommonSky
September 11 - December 13, 2025
Pakistani-Canadian hybrid artist and curator Faisal Anwar’s immersive exhibition creates poetic and deeply reflective experiences that highlight the impacts of climate change and the interdependence of ecological systems and our collective future. The exhibition features interactive installations, digital prints, video works, and kinetic sculptures. Rooted in ancient knowledge and driven by predictive futurism, the project explores new ways for artists to create in collaboration with environmental research and data, and opens space to ask new questions and engage audiences more broadly with interconnected ecology.
CommonSky is supported by Hundal Foundation, Arts Midwest, Ontario Art Council, and CIBC.
CommonSky is made in collaboration with partner scientists and institutions: Joe Siegrist, President/CEO, Purple Martin Conservation Association (PMCA); Dr. Mario Cohn-Haft, National Amazonian Research Institute; Dr. Erika Hingst Zaher, Butantan institute; Dr. Loren Buck, Northern Arizona University; Dr. Kevin Fraser, University of Manitoba and Dr. Jason Fischer, Disney Animals Science and Environment
CommonSky Team: fabricator William D. Nelsen, Shop Time Studios; sound designer Debashis Sinha; and tech team: Muzammal Ahmad, Yuno Choi, DJ Kim, Haneul Seo, Gozde Altunbulak.
About the Artist
Faisal Anwar (b. 1970) is an award-winning Pakistani-Canadian hybrid artist and curator who works at the intersection of art, design, data, and emerging technologies. His transdisciplinary work challenges conventional notions of space, time, urban environments, cultural identities, and human engagement in today's world. Anwar founded CultureLab, a studio that focuses on creating impactful experiences, investigating climate change, wellness, sustainability, emerging economies, and social impact by collaborating with scientific studies and research to engage diverse audiences through immersive installations, public interventions, and data-driven storytelling. Anwar served as the chief curator for the 2022 Karachi Biennial and co-founded ArtAddress, an artist-led collective that promotes creative contemporary discourse. His work has been exhibited internationally at galleries, museums, and major festivals. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design from the National College of Arts in Lahore and studied at the Canadian Film Centre's Habitat-LAB Interactive Art and Entertainment Program.
Works of Note
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Installation view of CommonSky
“When you step into the gallery, it’s dark and a hum that occasionally sounds like waves crashing against a shore fills the silence. On one wall, there’s a shifting projection of a massive tree that changes from red to green to orange. White specks that represent humidity particles move around the space. ”
Azimuth of Time, installation view
