Contemporary video art
By visual artists of Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi.
on Saturday, Feb.18 at 6.30 pm
Featured artists are -
Vivan Sundaram – Indira’s Piano
Sharmila Samanth- A story
Tushar Joag- Jataka Trilogy
Surekha – Bhagirathi bringing water
Line of control / Long long way
Umesh Maddanahalli- Between Myth and history
Rights/Riots
Shakuntala Kulkarni – Confrontations
Tejal Shah – Chungari Chumma
Archana Hande – Am I safe now
The videos are between 3 mins and 10 minutes duration.
Synopsis
The Indian Video art form is as new or as old as ten years. Born in a historically significant 1990s, it was a logical outcome of the existing notion of visual culture: to expand the interstice between a ‘static’ and ‘mobile’ visual. It was time when awareness towards political issues, feminism, new media, popular culture and bridging cinema intensified. The following videos are compiled concerning these issues. In most videos the artist uses his/her own physique as a means of expression. Hence a bit of the artist’s self becomes a part of the video, inevitably. These videos connect between the artist and a myth, a position, a historic situation and gender awareness.
Do stay on after the screening for a discussion with two of the Bangalore artists
Umesh Maddanahalli and Surekha.
on Saturday, Feb.18 at 6.30 pm
Featured artists are -
Vivan Sundaram – Indira’s Piano
Sharmila Samanth- A story
Tushar Joag- Jataka Trilogy
Surekha – Bhagirathi bringing water
Line of control / Long long way
Umesh Maddanahalli- Between Myth and history
Rights/Riots
Shakuntala Kulkarni – Confrontations
Tejal Shah – Chungari Chumma
Archana Hande – Am I safe now
The videos are between 3 mins and 10 minutes duration.
Synopsis
The Indian Video art form is as new or as old as ten years. Born in a historically significant 1990s, it was a logical outcome of the existing notion of visual culture: to expand the interstice between a ‘static’ and ‘mobile’ visual. It was time when awareness towards political issues, feminism, new media, popular culture and bridging cinema intensified. The following videos are compiled concerning these issues. In most videos the artist uses his/her own physique as a means of expression. Hence a bit of the artist’s self becomes a part of the video, inevitably. These videos connect between the artist and a myth, a position, a historic situation and gender awareness.
Do stay on after the screening for a discussion with two of the Bangalore artists
Umesh Maddanahalli and Surekha.
