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Tasmania in Kerala
Tasmania in Kerala Among the artists invited to take part in the Kochi-Muziris Biennale there are always some that feel the need to make a site-specific installation. For this year’s Biennale the Aboriginal artist Julie Gough has filled a room with rather loosely connected elements that build on her experience as a visitor to Kochi…
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KMB 2018
KMB 2018 The curator of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2018 has given the exhibition the motto “Possibilities for a non-alienated life”. I think that many of the selected artists are indeed actively trying through their work to keep, repair or establish meaningful close links between life, art and the world. The artists that figured in my…
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Art in nature
Art in nature Lying down on the ground is what Sonia Khurana does in her performances. Lying down on a busy town square for example. In a video at the KMB2018 one can take note of her on-going lying down project. I was actually more intrigued by another part of her installation: the cut-out shapes…
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Nature in art
Nature in art The art works of Priya Ravish Mehra shown at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2018 speak of life. The fibres of paper and cloth, the colours used, they all come from nature. As do the twigs, roots, leaves and other elements that she has integrated in her sheets and hangings. Their collective, overall impression…
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Up and under
Up and under Above the cloud you can’t see what’s below. And below you can’t see what’s above. It’s good to sometimes take a step aside. Photo of the week: Les Muverans and Villars, Switzerland 2015
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Spare-ribs
Spare-ribs That’s what I thought they were. Relics of the skeleton of a gigantic prehistoric animal. Casually placed against a wall. Or are they remains of the skeletons of palm leaves? Plant and animal world (including us) are of the same nature after all. Photo of the week: Margao, Goa, India 2012
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I know where I’m going!
I know where I’m going! A deserted beach. A flag on a pole in the wind. A woman walks with unfaltering steps straight to the point. What point? Where? Why? “I know where I’m going!” says her body. For us who only have one image and not the whole film, it will remain a mystery.…
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Elegant roots
Elegant roots Can a root master the art of fencing? Can a root stretch its legs to the tip of its toes? Can a root gracefully lift one leg up in the air? The roots of mangroves can do all that and much more. Photos of the week: Mangrove roots on the beach of Goulburn…
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Sand fish
Sand fish A small crab made a hole on the beach of Dona Paula. The sea came in to have a look, came in and retreated. The crab, the sand and the sea they played together. They made a lovely fish. What shall we eat today? Photo of the week: Beach at Dona Paula, Goa,…
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Sol LeWitt No.532
Sol LeWitt No.532 I have paid attention to Sol LeWitt on this blog before. You can see here and here. At the 2016 art fair in Geneva his Wall Drawing 532 was executed for the occasion. A beautiful work and, with its length of 40 meters, impressive too. Recently I saw an interesting film about LeWitt…
καιρός remembered
… the right moment, position chosen, shoot …
καιρός remembered 