In Attempts to Contain, Baptist Coelho from Mumbai displays photographs of an unclothed body interlocking and forming defence barriers like a fortress, with hands clasping each other or tightly grasping the legs. The artwork is a result of his conversations with numerous army men, ex-officers, mountaineers and tour guides, who have been at the Siachen Glacier at minus-40 degree temperatures. Coelho says, “It raises many questions on how does a soldier cope with this temperature. In the end, he just has himself. This speaks of how one protects the body mentally.”
Black and White
Nine artists dig deep into the many layers of the skin in the exhibition titled ‘Skin: The Finer Nuance’
Pallavi Chattopadhyay, Indian Express, July 30, 2019
