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MAMA ‘Mother Nature’ unfolds within the monumental Salle des Pas Perdus, one of the most remarkable architectural spaces of the Palais des Nations, the home of the United Nations Office at Geneva since 1946. For decades, this hall has embodied a place of encounter, reflection, and international dialogue. Today, it becomes a setting for another shared reflection - our collective responsibility toward the future of the planet.
MAMA ‘Mother Nature’ is an international artistic initiative that explores the profound relationship between humanity and the living world. Bringing together artists from diverse cultural and geographical contexts, the project invites audiences to consider nature not as a mere environment, but as a living presence that shapes memory, culture, and collective destiny.
The works presented respond to the urgency of environmental transformation through poetic, conceptual, and deeply personal artistic languages. Rather than imposing a singular narrative, the exhibition opens a space for contemplation, where form, material, and imagination invite visitors to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the rhythms of the natural world.
The title MAMA ‘Mother Nature’ evokes both intimacy and universality. It speaks of care, origin, and renewal, while reminding us that ecological awareness is not solely a political or scientific concern, but a shared human commitment.
Presented at the Palais des Nations in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, the exhibition situates artistic reflection within a space historically dedicated to international cooperation. Here, art becomes a bridge between cultures and disciplines, inviting us to imagine futures grounded in balance, responsibility, and respect for the living world.
CONCEPT
Leyla Aliyeva
Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and Founder of the IDEA Public Association
CURATED BY
Emin Mammadov
ORGANIZED BY
IDEA Public Association & Heydar Aliyev Center
In collaboration with
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United Nations Office at Geneva
MAMA Mother Nature
An Exhibition on Ecology and the Future
Welcome to MAMA Mother Nature — a poetic, urgent, and sensory encounter with the living world.
This exhibition invites you to experience nature not as scenery or resource, but as a profound presence — a mother, a teacher, a keeper of memory and meaning.
It is a space where feminine energy is not confined to gender, but celebrated as a symbol of renewal, intuition, resilience, and care.
“MAMA” speaks softly and powerfully. It is both a word and a call — to protect, to nurture, to remember. The artists gathered here listen to rivers, seeds, and ancestral voices. They respond through ritual and imagination, offering works that embody vulnerability and strength, destruction and hope.
“We are not separate from nature — we are born of it,” reflects Leyla Aliyeva. “To forget this is to lose our roots. To remember it, through art, is to plant the seeds of tomorrow. In a world marked by profound change, art becomes a compass, guiding us back to nature’s rhythms, to its fragile strength, to its feminine wisdom. Through beauty, we can begin to remember who we are.”
Artworks in this exhibition span across forms — from tactile textiles to moving images — yet they all converge in a shared vision: that healing the planet begins with rethinking our place within it.
“With MAMA, we envisioned a space where art breathes with the Earth,” adds Emin Mammadov. “It is an invitation to listen — to the whispers of seeds, the grief of forests, the resilience of water — and to realize that ecological consciousness is not separate from culture, but at its very heart.”
You are invited to slow down. To notice. To feel. To reflect on your own ties to the Earth, and to ask: What does it mean to live with respect, with wonder, with responsibility?
MAMA Mother Nature is not merely an exhibition. It is a space for regeneration — a whisper that grows into a voice. A voice that says: we are still listening. We are still here.