Re: [silk] Please come for my opening! at GALLERY SKE this Sunday 18th June

[Deepa Mohan]

Hi Abhishek,

 

I was pretty impressed by your work, though the multimedia presentation confused me a little.As I said, I will have to read the accompanying brochure again now, and probably come back to take another look. More about this anon.

 

It was nice meeting up with Balan, too, after a gap. We know him for several years now, from his sculpture "enamel work" days (don't let him catch me referring to his work like that!) I have also seen some of his photo-lectures on Nagamandala in Kerala..amazing photographs of the rituals.

 

Will continue the Baangaali addaa in a little while...overall, how did the opening go?

 

Hey, Jace and Latelyontime....I did miss meeting up with you. I had asked a couple of my friends to go to the world music fest yesterday...today they reported that they had enjoyed themselves very much!

 

Deepa.

 

On 6/18/06, Deepa Mohan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

This was Sakshi Gallery earlier, wasn't it?

 

Deepa.

 

On 6/18/06, Abhishek Hazra <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:

deepa, thats lovely. and if you can get udhay also with you, nothing like it. i have told him earlier myself, but sometimes collective momentum is good.
the gallery is an a commercial complex that is bang opposite Cash pharmacy/blue bell sweets....right after Bishop Cotton Boys...
you will find a small board outside...
any problem, call me
+91.98456.49205
best,
 

abhishek

PS> just curious, how come you decided on nishant for the explanation job? ;-)

On 6/18/06, Deepa Mohan <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:

Actually, I realize I must get *Nishant*  to explain the write up to me while YOU explain  (or  do not need to explain) the paintings....
Am going to call up Udhay now and ask him to come, too. You may find large question marks hovering my head.... But I am looking forward to meeting you, Jace, and Nishant!

Deepa.

On 6/18/06, Abhishek Hazra < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:

Great! Please do come.i hope the work itself will be the best explanation. but even if it doesn't, what the heck? i hope you can still enjoy the show irrespective of my turgid cogitation. :-)
see you today evening.

On 6/18/06, Deepa Mohan <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:

Some friends and I will probably be coming for the show. But I need to have the concept note explained to me.
 

Deepa.

On 6/18/06, Abhishek Hazra < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:

hello everyone!
sorry for informing so late, but my solo show is opening today at Gallery SKE, St. Mark's Road, Bangalore. it will be open 7 pm onwards. would be really nice if you could come. the show is titled, 'Some Fables on the Unstable Oscillation of Uniformity" and comprises of a set of 6 large prints, a video projection and a small sound piece. i am copy pasting the concept note below.
cheers,
Abhishek
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CONCEPT NOTE
Some fables on the Unstable Oscillation of Uniformity

Abhishek Hazra

I am interested in exploring a particular conceptual trajectory through the narrative device of the fable. Fables interest me, as they set in motion an interesting tension between the grainy-ness of the particular and the fuzzy smear of the general. Also because of their short narrative duration, they allow for a certain compaction of ideas while simultaneously retaining a porosity of interpretation. I should clarify that these specific attributes of fables have perhaps more to do with my subjective – perhaps even idiosyncratic – 'take' on fables than with any widely agreed definition of their narrative function. One could see this project as a reflection on the processes that stitch together the fabric of our reality - a reality that navigates both the 'small voice' of the everyday and the larger theoretical structures we create, to grasp the nature of lived experience.  I am aware that a dichotomous formulation of 'theory' and 'experience' is deeply problematic. I cite this example merely to give an idea of the tensions and movements I am interested in.

In this show, I have explored the conceptual trajectories of "Oscillation", "Instability", "Uniformity", "Travel" and "Interference" through five short, eponymously-titled micro-narratives/fables. I am aware that each trajectory is packed with multiple, and often contradictory, layers of meaning. Within the fable/micro-narrative, I have therefore tried to delineate a particular context that throws into relief a certain set of meanings and resonances.  In physical terms, each micro-narrative is created as a sequence of still images with accompanying text. The set of five micro-narratives will be installed as a projection within the gallery. This will be accompanied by a set of 6 large scale prints and a sound installation.  

How do I locate this body of work? I am interested in using the language of graphic design and typography to explore a terrain that is conceptually exciting. However, this conceptual exploration is not at the expense of formal/visual exuberance. In fact, the attempt is to arrive at an exuberance that is not merely vacuous or celebratory. I have borrowed from a whole range of visual and theoretical work, that do not easily fit the categories of high art or conventional academic disciplines. Technology, or rather the critical mediation of technology, also remains a central preoccupation in my work.

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