AQUÍ ESTAMOS (Here We Are) is a grassroots, artist-led exhibition showcasing emerging Ecuadorian women and queer artists across painting, photography, textiles, animation, and poetry. Exploring identity, migration, memory, and belonging, the exhibition brings together voices often underrepresented in cultural spaces. Presented in London during Pride Month, it highlights lived experience, community, and creative resilience, offering a vital platform for diasporic and migrant perspectives.

Supported in collaboration with the Embassy of Ecuador, the exhibition stands as a celebration of presence, visibility, and cultural contribution.

A highlight of the programme is How to Build a Sandcastle by Ecuadorian–Palestinian animator Nour Khamis, a Royal College of Art graduate film. This four-minute hand-drawn animation uses the image of a crumbling sandcastle as a metaphor for queer self-discovery, shedding shame, and reclaiming identity with clarity and strength. Its delicate visual language and experimental approach create a quiet but powerful reflection on fragility, transformation, and the process of rebuilding the self.