Home / Arts and Entertainment / Art Explores Home Through Memory & Migration
Art Explores Home Through Memory & Migration
17 Aug
Summary
- Exhibition showcases 20 South Asian artists exploring memory, migration, and belonging.
- Four sections delve into community, soil, body, and script, examining familial archives.
- Works reflect personal histories and broader themes of land, water, and borders.
An exhibition titled "Mool," curated by Shaleen Wadhwana at Bikaner House, brings together 20 South Asian artists. The diverse works, spanning various mediums, investigate the profound themes of memory, migration, and belonging, questioning what truly constitutes a 'home'.
The exhibition is thoughtfully divided into four interconnected sections: The Community, The Soil, The Body, and The Script. These sections collectively explore personal and familial archives, as well as the linguistic nuances of the word 'mool,' which carries significant meaning across South Asian languages.
Artists like Yasmin Jahan Nupur and Gunjan Chawla Kumar express home through intangible elements such as childhood memories, paintings, weaving, and stories passed down through generations. Mahwish Chishty's work further illustrates this, highlighting inherited memories connected to familial objects.
Beyond individual experiences, "Mool" also addresses larger historical narratives. It examines the collective human cost of shifting cartography, including issues of violence, displacement, and the impact on land and water resources due to decisions made without their consideration.
