Gilly Karjevsky

Gilly Karjevsky is an urban curator whose work explores the intersection of ecology, ethics of care, and radical collectivity. She is currently serving as a guest professor at the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg (HFBK), and is a founding member of the Floating University Berlin, where she curates the "Climate Care" festival that integrates theory and practice inside a natureculture learning site. From 2010 to 2021, she co-directed 72 Hour Urban Action, a unique real-time placemaking project documented in a recent monograph published by Archplus. An alumna of Central Saint Martins in London, Gilly holds an MA in Narrative Environments (2008). She continues to engage with the Spatial Practices program as a curator-in-residence, advising on incorporating ecological ethics of care into the curriculum. Since 2021, she has also lectured at Zeppelin University, mentoring the student-led Seekult arts festival. Gilly's writings have been featured in various publications, including “Collective Autotheory” in New Alphabet School #21: Practices of Knowledge Production in Art, Activism, and Collective Research, “Care for Cities” in Expanding Academy Reader #3 at the University of Antwerp, and “Climate Care - A Curriculum for Urban Practice” in Radicalizing Care: Feminist and Queer Activism in Curating, edited by Elke Krasny and Angelika Fitz. These publications reflect her commitment to advancing urban practices that are grounded in care, inclusivity, and regeneration.