Its premise presents an apt opportunity to reflect on ways of living and to challenge accepted norms. Sensitively curated, the visuals exemplify diverse practices that blend seamlessly together. From concept to colour palette, the exhibition places the six individual artists’ thinking in relation to the others, addressing relevant notions in a wholesome manner. Two words that resonate with most artists’ work are ‘reimagine’ and ‘transient’.
Tucked away in a corner on the top floor is Risham Syed’s jolting installation ‘Texts and Contexts: Raga Sughrai’ (2021). Before entering her space, one is greeted by the sounds of a blaring Raga Sughrai sung by the artist herself.
Much like the fast-paced world of technology and media, where one’s senses and cognition is constantly pulled in different directions, Syed’s work stimulates all senses simultaneously, despite the major part of her piece being a still image of a bygone era: a photo of a vintage ’80s domestic setting. Set before this still projection on the wall, is a laptop playing random bits of seemingly political footage on a loop.
