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Fragile Art, Defiant Voices: Kochi Biennale
13 Dec
Summary
- Installations explore themes of memory, displacement, and erasure.
- Glass baubles represent persistence amidst contested rights.
- Watchhouses offer shelter and contemplation amid crises.
Palestinian artist Dima Srouji and curator Piero Tomassoni unveil installations at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, exploring themes of memory, displacement, and erasure. Their works, "Air of Firozabad/Air of Palestine" and "Time Reclaiming Structures: Watchhouses," confront the slow violence of heritage loss and the resilience of existence.
"Air of Firozabad/Air of Palestine" features hundreds of transparent glass baubles suspended delicately, each a testament to persistence. Hand-blown in Palestine and Firozabad, India, they capture light, symbolizing survival amidst contested fundamental rights and precarious conditions.
"Time Reclaiming Structures: Watchhouses" presents miniature steel structures on stilts across a garden. These forms, resembling shelters and watchtowers, offer spaces for decompression and contemplation, reflecting Srouji's childhood experiences with conflict and the universal need for safety.
