Journalism of Courage
Bringing together different forms of storytelling, a recent exhibition -- Plot-Points -- explored the notion of identity and its ever-evolving status through the ecologies of migration, land, and power; Charkha by Arpana Caur (Source: PR Handout)
The exhibition at Tao Art Gallery featured works of 11 artists -- Arpana Caur, Damini Parashar, Madhvi Parekh, Meghi Ben, Meghna Patpatia, Mrugen Rathod, Nina Sabnani, Pratap Modi, Rajat Gajjar, Ratilal Kansodaria, and Viraj Mithani; Face I_Madhvi Parekh (Source: PR Handout)
Happy Units by Damini Parashar (Source: PR Handout)
The exhibition, curated by Satyajit Dave, showcased sculptures, prints, paintings, video, and installation; Ruleless Play, 2018 by Ratilal Kansodaria (Source: PR Handout)
Life on the Farm by Meghi Ben (Source: PR Handout)
The works centered around the notion that 'everything begins with pathos, or affect'. It is something that forces one to think. This hook - Plot-Point- the metaphorical narrative tendency is what the show explored; Memory Morraine_Meghna Patpatia (Source: PR Handout)
According to Dave, "What becomes of utmost relevance are the many parallels each artist draws to objects, icons, styles, and epochs. The nonchalance with which they begin to affect our reading of each work and the show by consequence is refreshingly engaging"; No Bows Broken, Stanchion & Purple Legged Propaganda 2021 by Viraj Mithani (Source: PR Handout)
Tanko Bole Chhe, 2009 by Nina Sabnani (Source: PR Handout)
Sleepers by Mrugen Rathod (Source: PR Handout)
As per Dave, while the practices on display were diverse in the use of materials and media, the underlying concerns were "concurrent, at times even intersecting". This diversity allows for an amplified sensory experience of interacting with the works; Specimen 2 by Rajjat Gajjar (Source: PR Handout)
This was also compounded by the element of sound, and visual tactility to enable a certain grace in interacting with the works, Dave noted; Stories from Life - Story of Psychologist_Prathap Modi (Source: PR Handout)
Speaking about the objects on display, the curator noted that there were "born out of an innate desire". "A desire subjected to a number of readings by each practitioner. It is in this process of readings that this said desire opens up a wide range of source material ultimately carrying the work as a ‘network of readings’. It is here that each of the physical works becomes a phantasmagoria of research," he said in a press statement; Worm Story by Damini Parashar (Source: PR Handout)
