The Non-Democratic Discourse, A video based installation, fabric, wood, Variable size
, video duration 6 min 4 sec.Holi- the festival of colors had been always a joyful experience for me. But In February 2015, around festival time a communist thinker Govind Pansare was assassinated in Kolhapur India, which left an impact on my memory and changed my association with this festival. To reflect upon this, I created ‘The non-diplomatic discourse’ a video based installation during an International artist residency.
It can be seen in three parts, one- my discussion with ten artists from different countries, second orchestrated video performance. Unlike ceremonial colors in holi, comrade red color seem aggressive and create a political paradox to the assassination. And third is the installation of the shirts used in the video.
The killing of Com. Pansare was an attack on a thoughtful movement in a democratic country. I had discussions on the ‘freedom of speech’ with the ten international artists in the residency. These discussions revealed several layers of politics revolving around freedom of speech in their respective countries.
After the video, their stained shirts were preserved with their messages and names written on it. The video was played along with the display of shirts. This display was inspired from Buddhist prayer wheels, which symbolized the urge for peace.
It can be seen in three parts, one- my discussion with ten artists from different countries, second orchestrated video performance. Unlike ceremonial colors in holi, comrade red color seem aggressive and create a political paradox to the assassination. And third is the installation of the shirts used in the video.
The killing of Com. Pansare was an attack on a thoughtful movement in a democratic country. I had discussions on the ‘freedom of speech’ with the ten international artists in the residency. These discussions revealed several layers of politics revolving around freedom of speech in their respective countries.
After the video, their stained shirts were preserved with their messages and names written on it. The video was played along with the display of shirts. This display was inspired from Buddhist prayer wheels, which symbolized the urge for peace.