Breath', a performance by Mehr Javed, part of KHOJLive (2008)

As part of its 10 year celebrations, KHOJ curated the first ever International Performance Art Festival in New Delhi, celebrating KHOJ’s consistent engagement with the genre of live art practices. Live Art is an umbrella term encompassing a range of performance, performative and time based practices that are unrestricted by art form boundaries. From March 25th -30th 2008, the Festival ran a dynamic six day program of events, which brought exciting and diverse practices together both an Indian and International platform. KHOJLive focused on showcasing the different currents, positions and possibilities of contemporary performance art. Prominent contemporary art galleries across the city participated in the event by hosting an evening of performances over the course of the 6 days. Mehr Javed's performance, 'Breath', explores the notion of intimacy and familiarity, bringing into focus that act which all living beings take for granted - breathing.