Lavaris Vastu
2012; Special Project at the India Art Fair
Collected bags, single channel audio and actor.
You may be able to turn the attacker off with unusual behavior such as throwing up, acting crazy, or stating you have a sexually transmitted disease. (Refer: http://www.delhipolice.nic.in/home/helpline/safetytips.aspx )
Such is the advice given by the city police to ward off an attack. We are all familiar with the role of public announcements by city authorities like the police that aim to instill suspicion and distrust in the populace. Street vendors and rickshawallahs are given the dubious honour of working as police spies: The eyes and ears of the police! Not to forget the constant media-frenzy about terrorism.
In such an atmosphere of distrust, every anomaly automatically transforms into a possible source of terror. An unattended object becomes a possible IED, an unknown person is suspected of being a terrorist.
In this context I am making a public installation for the India Art Fair 2012 using a tweaked public announcement and piles of unattended object. But my project is about trust and curiosity rather than suspicion and terrorism.
With the support of Creative India and Gallery Seven Art Ltd.
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Collected bags, single channel audio and actor.
You may be able to turn the attacker off with unusual behavior such as throwing up, acting crazy, or stating you have a sexually transmitted disease. (Refer: http://www.delhipolice.nic.in/home/helpline/safetytips.aspx )
Such is the advice given by the city police to ward off an attack. We are all familiar with the role of public announcements by city authorities like the police that aim to instill suspicion and distrust in the populace. Street vendors and rickshawallahs are given the dubious honour of working as police spies: The eyes and ears of the police! Not to forget the constant media-frenzy about terrorism.
In such an atmosphere of distrust, every anomaly automatically transforms into a possible source of terror. An unattended object becomes a possible IED, an unknown person is suspected of being a terrorist.
In this context I am making a public installation for the India Art Fair 2012 using a tweaked public announcement and piles of unattended object. But my project is about trust and curiosity rather than suspicion and terrorism.
With the support of Creative India and Gallery Seven Art Ltd.
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.
