The Sovereign Forest

Amar Kanwar2012 - 2013

Kochi-Muziris Biennale
Fort Kochi, India

The
Sovereign Forest attempts to reopen discussion and initiate a creative
response to our understanding of crime, politics, human rights and ecology.

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Title: The Sovereign Forest
Creator: Amar Kanwar
Creator Lifespan: 1964, New Delhi, India
Creator Nationality: Indian
Creator Gender: Male
Creator Birth Place: New Delhi, India
Date Created: 2012 - 2013
Physical Location: Aspinwall House, River Rd, Fort Kochi, Kochi, KL 682001, Kerala
Type: Film and multiple media installation
External Link: http://kochimuzirisbiennale.org/amar-kanwar/
Medium: Film and multiple media installation, The Scene of Crime 2011, HD video, colour, sound, 42 min; A Love Story 2010, HD video, colour, sound, 5 min 37 sec; 272 Varieties Of Indigenous, Organic Rice Seeds; The Counting Sisters 2011 Silk-screened, handmade banana fiber–paper book Projection: SOC Version 2, HD Colour, silent, 40 min; The Prediction 1991–2012 Silk-screened, handmade banana fiber–paper book Projection: Hi 8 transferred to DV, Colour, 8 min; The Constitution 2012 Silk-screened, handmade ramie and cotton fiber–paper book Projection: HD Colour, silent, 9 min; 4 Books 2012, Digitally printed, variable dimensions; The Seed Book In Memory Of Photo Album 1: The Lying Down Protest Photo Album 2: Kalinganagar; 8 Photographs (Selections from Evidence Archive) 2012 Collected, contributed, found, Digital prints;
Place Part Of: Kerala
Artist project support: KNMA

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