Fado Music in Reverse

Robert Montgomery2012 - 2013

Kochi-Muziris Biennale
Fort Kochi, India

He has composed a poem about exile in light on the sea-facing facade of Aspinwall House which he describes as “ Fado music in reverse”. Robert’s billboard poems are a balance of political and personal voices, his light poems are more elegiac and universal.

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Details

Title: Fado Music in Reverse
Creator: Robert Montgomery
Creator Lifespan: 1972, Scotland
Creator Nationality: Scotland
Creator Gender: Male
Creator Birth Place: Scotland
Date Created: 2012 - 2013
Physical Location: Aspinwall House, River Rd, Fort Kochi, Kochi, KL 682001, Kochi, Kerala
Physical Dimensions: w2 x h44 m
Type: Installation
External Link: http://kochimuzirisbiennale.org/robert-montgomery/
Medium: Installation, CNC cut letters and 12 volt LEDS on façade
Place Part Of: Kochi, Kerala
Gallery Support: C24 New York, Galerie Nuke Paris, Galerie Analix Geneva and AJL Art Berlin

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