Set in the remote coast of the Russian Arctic, artist Evgenia Arbugaeva, with brother and co-director Maxim Arbugaeva, films the effects of climate change on walrus migration. Running at 25 minutes, the film follows marine biologist Maxim Chakilev, his observations during walrus haulouts, the annual mass gathering when the large mammals come ashore, and the ongoing devastation of global warming.  

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the artist, moderated by Dr Claire Warrior (Senior Exhibitions Curator, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich).

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Biographies

Evgenia Arbugaeva (b.1985) grew up in the secluded port city Tiksi on the shore of the Laptev Sea, Russia, and although now based in London, remains deeply connected to her birthplace. Her approach combines documentary and narrative styles to create a distinctive visual iconography rooted in real experience but resonant with fable, myth and romanticism.

Dr Claire Warrior is a Senior Curator at Royal Museums Greenwich, where she curated the permanent gallery ‘Polar Worlds’. The gallery focusses on British expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic from the 19th century onwards, and touches on contemporary concerns including the climate crisis. Claire’s academic research has focused on the history of British exploration in the polar regions, and she has written widely on this subject and its representation in museums. She has also appeared on TV as a polar expert, including on BBC News, Sunday Brunch, Museum Secrets and in the documentary Hunt for the Arctic Ghost Ship.

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