Yesterday, today, tomorrow: How about exploring 'time' through art

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Updated On Jan 03, 2015 03:33 pm IST

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The Raqs Media Collective's solo show at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) in Gurgaon is like an extended conversation around the concepts of time. More than fifty works in a range of media - video, installations, mixed media assemblages, sound, photography, print and sculpture are on display. The show concludes on February 8, 2015. (HT Photos) | THE IMMINENT... Ensemble of 18 renditions of the 'Exit' pictogram, 2010 The Imminent Departure of Anybody, Everybody, Somebody, Nobody and others, is a reminder that in life every now and then, one can find a way out of a situation.

Updated on Jan 03, 2015 03:33 pm IST

The Raqs Media Collective's solo show at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) in Gurgaon is like an extended conversation around the concepts of time. More than fifty works in a range of media - video, installations, mixed media assemblages, sound, photography, print and sculpture are on display. The show concludes on February 8, 2015. (HT Photos) | THE IMMINENT... Ensemble of 18 renditions of the 'Exit' pictogram, 2010 The Imminent Departure of Anybody, Everybody, Somebody, Nobody and others, is a reminder that in life every now and then, one can find a way out of a situation.

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THE NOORONIHAR & PARIBANO TRANSPORT COMPANY: Kilim, embroidery, text, 2012 The artists want the viewer to join them on an imaginary, uplifting and optimistic flight of fantasy. The concept of a flying carpet from the fairy tale Arabian Nights is re-imagined in current times. The artists fantasise that princesses Nooronihar and Paribano from the tales, run a transport company, with flying carpets for hire. The idea is to instill faith that one can take wings and fly anywhere one wants to.

Updated on Jan 03, 2015 03:33 pm IST

THE NOORONIHAR & PARIBANO TRANSPORT COMPANY: Kilim, embroidery, text, 2012 The artists want the viewer to join them on an imaginary, uplifting and optimistic flight of fantasy. The concept of a flying carpet from the fairy tale Arabian Nights is re-imagined in current times. The artists fantasise that princesses Nooronihar and Paribano from the tales, run a transport company, with flying carpets for hire. The idea is to instill faith that one can take wings and fly anywhere one wants to.

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NIGHT & DAY, DAY & NIGHT: 24-hour clock, an installation, 2014 A big clock, with 24 words in the Devanagri script replacing the usual digits, forms the focal point of the exhibition. Words such as pran (life), tithi (date), ritu (season), try to sum up various notions of time. According to the artists, time could appear short for someone hence they relate to it as shran (second), while it could mean an eternity for someone, who would then, view it as yug (century). The clock, like all things symbolic, remains open to interpretation.

Updated on Jan 03, 2015 03:33 pm IST

NIGHT & DAY, DAY & NIGHT: 24-hour clock, an installation, 2014 A big clock, with 24 words in the Devanagri script replacing the usual digits, forms the focal point of the exhibition. Words such as pran (life), tithi (date), ritu (season), try to sum up various notions of time. According to the artists, time could appear short for someone hence they relate to it as shran (second), while it could mean an eternity for someone, who would then, view it as yug (century). The clock, like all things symbolic, remains open to interpretation.

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ACTIVO Y PASIVO (ASSETS AND DEBTS): 10’x10’x7’ wood and glass room, 2014 A room with wallpaper may appear both expansive and constrictive depending on how you view it. Think of it as a riddle in which the walls are firmly plastered with wallpaper as if someone has closed all doors, but with a possibility of escape from closure. If you look closely, the room folds in on itself, as well as multiplies, just as the concept of time does.The assets-and-debts connection draws from the fact that in life we are always calculating loss or gain.

Updated on Jan 03, 2015 03:33 pm IST

ACTIVO Y PASIVO (ASSETS AND DEBTS): 10’x10’x7’ wood and glass room, 2014 A room with wallpaper may appear both expansive and constrictive depending on how you view it. Think of it as a riddle in which the walls are firmly plastered with wallpaper as if someone has closed all doors, but with a possibility of escape from closure. If you look closely, the room folds in on itself, as well as multiplies, just as the concept of time does.The assets-and-debts connection draws from the fact that in life we are always calculating loss or gain.

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UNTOLD INTIMACY OF DIGITS: Animation, archival trace, video loop, 2011 The striking handprint against an azure backdrop has an eerie, intriguing quality about it. The animation is explained via a video loop and has a back story. This is the first ever handprint taken of a Raj Konai, an Indian, way back in 1858, for forensic purposes. It is currently in the custody of the Francis Galton Collection of the University College of London.

Updated on Jan 03, 2015 03:33 pm IST

UNTOLD INTIMACY OF DIGITS: Animation, archival trace, video loop, 2011 The striking handprint against an azure backdrop has an eerie, intriguing quality about it. The animation is explained via a video loop and has a back story. This is the first ever handprint taken of a Raj Konai, an Indian, way back in 1858, for forensic purposes. It is currently in the custody of the Francis Galton Collection of the University College of London.

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