Echoactivism I is a documentation of a sound performance by Echo Activism Collective, presented through video and stereo sound, which reflects on the ecological crisis surrounding the Caspian Sea. Two performers positioned on opposite shores of two countries, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, shout towards each other across
the sea, channeling their voices through iPhones connected to Bluetooth speakers as modern shamanic instruments.

In today’s golden age of instant communication, where humans can effortlessly reach each other across continents, the performance explores the paradox that, despite these capabilities, genuine human connection is increasingly fragile. Here, nature is not indifferent but autonomous: it responds, amplifies, and carries these human voices, yet remains independent, existing beyond humanity’s presence or influence.

Echo Activism Collective is an art collective formed by Farhad Farzali and Aiganym Mukhamejan.

Farhad Farzali (b. 1989) is based in Berlin. Farzali is a sound artist whose practice merges traditional and marginal cultures with contemporary music and popular aesthetic forms. His work is rooted in anthropological research into the cultural contexts of Azerbaijan and neighbouring regions, documenting emergent forms of neo-folklore. Recent presentations include: Freeing the Voices at Kunsthaus Graz, Austria, curated by Zdenka Badovinac (2025); the Istanbul Digital Art Festival at the Atatürk Cultural Center, Istanbul (2024); the Islamic Arts Biennale, Jeddah (2023), the first alternative Azerbaijani pop-up pavilion at the Venice Biennale (2019), 16th Sharjah Islamic Arts Festival (2014). Solo exhibitions in Baku, Venice, Moscow, and Paris. Collections: Museum of Modern Art, Baku; the National Museum of Fine Arts of Azerbaijan; YARAT Contemporary Art Space.

Aiganym Mukhamejan (b. 1999) is based in Amsterdam and is a multimedia artist who employs ironic self-portraiture to reflect on Kazakhstan’s evolving cultural and political identity. Her work often engages with themes of tradition and modernity, feminist perspectives, and the socio-cultural transformations occurring in contemporary Kazakh society.