Figures in Grass

“By transcending disciplinary boundaries,we hope to bridge the gap between art and science,” says Pooja Sood,director of Khoj. Harvey and Ackroyd’s work is a case in point. “We reflected light on some parts of the grass so that these could carry out photosynthesis and became greener than the rest of the picture. Slowly,we could create images using the different shades of grass,” explains Harvey. There is a picture of two women on a grass canvas suspended on one of the walls. “Both women are from Khirki near Khoj,one of them is an ironing lady from the neighbourhood,” he adds. “The barley seeds were watered five times a day to get the lush green crop. It is also a roosting space and a source of food for many birds.”

Delhi-based artist Pratik Sagar,too,was observing the birds and squirrels as they were drawn to his “interactive bird eco-habitat” of millet-filled mud pots arranged to form of the word “Forgive”. He filmed the process,creating a documentary called Word Watching that is being shown at the exhibition.

New York-based artist and biologist,Brandon Balengee installed a collection of indigenous flowering plants illuminated with ultraviolet lights that are attracting insects inside the Khoj Studio and in the neighbouring Select Citywalk mall. “Very few insects are flying in,which indicates a high level of pollution,but I have managed to capture the head hawk moth,which is a rare species,” says Balengee.

Bangalore-based new media artist Navin Thomas,too,found pollution getting in the way of his art. He had set out to “capture sounds at a deeper level” of the Yamuna using a hydrophone. “I could not hear a thing,except catfish sounds,” he says. The observation led to two works — an installation made of steel urinals that emits the sub-sonic frequencies that were recorded,and an installation comprising aquariums full of catfish,that suggests that “the river is so full of sewage that only a kind of catfish,which are voracious eaters,survive.”

The exhibition is on till April 30. Contact: 65655873

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