Searching for Lost Rain

Searching for Lost Rain 27 May – 4 June 2026 is a curatorial project featuring works by artist Gala Porras-Kim, taking place at St Mary le Strand Church. This project is curated by MA Curating students at the Courtauld Institute of Art and is a collaboration with St Mary le Strand Church and Westminster Council.

Bringing together two works, Precipitation for an Arid Landscape (2021–) and Mediating with the Rain (2021–), the exhibition explores what happens when sacred, ritual, or culturally significant objects are removed from the environments and beliefs that once gave them meaning.

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Detail from Searching for Lost Rain exhibition by Gala Porras-Kim, — Gala Porras-Kim, Detail from Searching for Lost Rain exhibition

The curatorial team

The curatorial team consists of: Aida Daghigh, Aliyah Ratcliffe, Angela Black, Carlotta Hildenbrand, Dora Lynas Pain, Eeshan Banerjee, Ebony Morris, India Armstrong Brown, Micheal Do, Rosie Norman, Tia Blythe, Unity Saunders.

Related events

A corresponding Research Forum Symposium will take place at the Courtauld on 1 June, with a Panel discussion and choral response at St Mary le Strand on 2 June.