When the first drip of‘Future Landing’ was conceptualised in 2020, we were at the beginning of our explorations in the online virtual space. We scoured the internet for inspiration, pushed firewalls and cracked codes with the foundation team to arrive at the first drip with five artists. Today, while we have transitioned into the second drip with the next five artists, we are also at the helm of normalising an existence that includes parallels of the virtual and physical world. This December(2022), the Serendipity Arts Festival is scheduled to return to Goa in its physical form with Future Landing and its ten artists from Drip 1 and 2.
Who is Asleep Who is Awake is an exploration into the liminal spaces between wakefulness and dream, between perceptions of fact and fiction and individual representations of both. These ideas are explored through the work of seven artists as part of this exhibition. ‘Hidden’ is a short documentary film by Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi; ‘Sleepers’, a photo-series by Dhruv Malhotra; ‘Three Wheels’, a short film by Cambodian filmmaker Kavich Neang; a painting installation by Abir Karmakar; ‘Warsha’, a short film by Lebanese-Canadian filmmaker Dania Bdeir, ‘For You And Me’, a short film by Tanushree Das, and ‘Extinctions’, a video installation by Sharmistha Mohanty.
TERRA NULLIUS/NOBODY’S LAND: EXCAVATIONS FROM IMAGE 3.0
Project By Pascal Beausse and Rahaab Allana
Terra Nullius(transl.‘nobody’s land’) presents eight selected multi-media practitioners from France. Together, they invent new spectral edifices, environments and networked ecologies in the‘post-digital’, post-pandemic world, deflecting our known sensibilities of place, belonging and reality. These interactive/collaborative works were originally part of a larger commission through the Image 3.0 grant, spearheaded by CNAP(Centre national des arts plastiques), and realised earlier this year in partnership with the Jeu de Paume in Reims.
Galleries and gallerists are a valuable resource for contemporary artists, providing infrastructure and representation, a platform to showcase, and at times, even mentorship. 4×4 is a special insertion in the Serendipity Arts Festival programme this year to showcase some current artistic practices from the country, represented by 4 galleries in Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. This addition at the festival stems from the realization that galleries, who are a large part of the arts ecosystem, are often not represented in non-commercial initiatives. The gallerists will be present for the first few days of the festival at their space for conversations with any young or aspiring artists who may have queries about the workings of galleries.
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