Students' Biennale 2021: Home, Paradox, Conflict and Home Again
Artists: Devika K. S, Sanal P. T, Shinoy K. K and Nipun Thomas. Curated by Manoj Vyloor.
Transforming the Home into an Installation, Thrissur, Kerala
Devika, Nipun, Sanal and Shinoy together address the issues related to life at home. They converted a dilapidated house in Thrissur, Kerala, into a home of works, also including objects or relics they found in the space as reminders of a past the house may have witnessed.
Home, Paradox, Conflict and Home Again (installation film) by Devika K. S, Sanal P. T, Shinoy K. K and Nipun ThomasKochi-Muziris Biennale
A home is often about a time, more than about a place. Home is also a sense of nostalgia, a kind of longing, a getaway; it creates different forms of picture for different people. And for the homeless ‘home’ is just a shadow to rest under.
Untitled Untitled (detail) by Devika K. SKochi-Muziris Biennale
A home is often associated with family, community...
...mother tongue, or even a geographically homogenous region.
Untitled Untitled by Devika K. SKochi-Muziris Biennale
Home is also an equally contested space where hierarchy, prejudice, domination, subjugation, family legacy, pride, dispute, envy and distrust exist.
Untitled Untitled by Nipun ThomasKochi-Muziris Biennale
The drawings, paintings and sculptures here are subtle images that express angst and discontent the adolescent people are subjected to, in domestic life.
Timekeeper by Nipun ThomasKochi-Muziris Biennale
The work also points towards the social inequalities that are still unresolved in this part of the world
Museum Piece Museum Piece (detail) by Nipun ThomasKochi-Muziris Biennale
Despite the complexities, a home remains a home...
...a realm of memories.
The Students’ Biennale seeks to complement and strengthen the fine arts education system in India and is the largest educational initiative of the Kochi Biennale Foundation. The fourth edition was led by a team of five artists and art educators – Adip Dutta, Archana Hande, Manoj Vyloor, Suresh K Nair and Vasudha Thozhur, and featured 314 student artists from over 62 education institutions across India to produce approximately 45 projects.
Compiled and Edited by Mala Yamey
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