Tithiri se aasman thama jayega? (2021)
‘Tithiri se aasman thama jayega?’ / ‘Can the dim-wit support the heavens?’ questions one’s position and participation in destroying natural ecologies.
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The title refers to a popular idiom in Northern India describing those undertaking tasks beyond their strength or ability. It originates from a myth about the Red-wattled Lapwing sleeping on its back with its legs towards the sky, hence attempting to support the heavens.
By traversing deserted landscapes across NRW in Germany and Goa in India, the artist is constantly challenged to reflect on his understanding of land, resource and consumption. The result is a poetic assemblage combining moving images, text and sound to excavate death and life from below the surface. It is an intimate interaction between our industrial past and post-industrial future.
Produced as part of the Zeche programme at the New Now Festival, Essen, Germany 2021
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Wild Vueing Weekend Short Film Festival, Mumbai, India, 2023
Timeline:BH7, International Electronic Art Festival of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 2022
Long-listed for the Toto Funds the Arts Short Film Award, Bengaluru, India, 2022
Vuedemic Film Festival, India, 2021
Moving Images, ArtBuzz Studios, India 2021
New Now Festival, Zollverein, Essen, Germany 2021
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