Journalism of Courage
How is the feeling to be on the brink of stepping in to something new? That's how Monica Jain, the curator-director of Art Centrix Space described the idea behind her group art exhibition called Brink which concluded sometime back at Art Centrix Space, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. "The curatorial premise 'brink' primarily foregrounds the idea of the artist being a harbinger of change - one who is painfully aware that life has presented an unprecedented opportunity for the world to come together with urgency in order to achieve something that has been never possible singularly so far," she notes in the press statement; Dabha by Bhargav Bharla (Source: PR Handout)
According to the curator, the 'unconscious can bring out different states of mind through aesthetics and artistic practices'. Therefore, the title, Brink, generates a sense of being at the edge of something powerful where reimagining and revaluation of actions and practices are not only imperative but critical; Interspace by Bholanath Rudra (Source: PR Handout)
An image of waving on Indrajaal-II by Ganesh Gohain (Source: PR Handout)
From both the curatorial and philosophical perspective, the exhibition, the press note mentions, analyses the meaning of events and a sense of something inevitable that is about to happen. It poses questions like - can it be controlled and can such interventions generate a paradigm shift both historically and psychologically? With such questions, this philosophical proposition highlights the significance of getting a powerful grip on the present for the immediate future; River-1 by KP Pradeepkumar (Source: PR Handout)
Exhibiting artists at the mixed-media exhibition are Bhargav Barla, Bholanath Rudra, Ganesh Gohain, KP Pradeepkumar, Neeraj Patel, Shalina Vichitra, and Tom Vattakuzhy; Broken Windows by Bholanath Rudra Source: PR Handout)
In addition to exhibiting some of Art Centrix’s Space’s established gallery artists, Tom Vattakhuzhy, Ganesh Gohain and KP Pradeepkumar, the exhibition also features works from Bhargav Barla, Bholanath Rudra, Shalina Vichitra and Neeraj Patel who showcase their artistic practises through photographs, paintings, and sculptures; Rose and Lotus by Tom Vattakuzhy (Source: PR Handout)
The Collective by Shalina Vichitra (Source: PR Handout)
Unknown Landscape by Ganesh Gohain (Source: PR Handout)
This Neeraj Patel artwork is untitled (Source: PR Handout)
