Nalini Malani's 'Can You Hear Me?' Immersive Animation Chamber at Concrete
The video installation 'Can You Hear Me?' by Nalini Malani features a remarkable nine-channel display of 88 hand-drawn animations created on iPads between 2018 and 2020, showcased in the Concrete space. This work acts as an 'animation chamber' that conveys anger towards social violence and global injustices through 'thought bubbles.' Malani draws inspiration from notable figures such as Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Samuel Beckett, and Hannah Arendt, employing female archetypes to alter narratives. A poignant element is the voice of a young girl, inspired by a news report, representing the failure to safeguard the vulnerable. Additionally, outdoor screenings of 'Ballad of a Woman,' a 5-minute stop-motion animation, are scheduled for 25th February and 2nd March at 7 pm, curated by Nada Raza and presented by Volte Art Projects.
Key facts
- Nine-channel video installation with 88 iPad hand-drawn animations from 2018-2020
- Projected large-scale within the Concrete space
- References Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Samuel Beckett, Hannah Arendt, Goya, Sita, Draupadi, Medea, Alice, Cassandra
- Inspired by a news story of one horrific incident involving a little girl
- Accompanied by outdoor screenings of 'Ballad of a Woman'
- 'Ballad of a Woman' is a 5-minute single-channel stop-motion animation hand-drawn on iPad
- Inspired by Alfred Jarry's 'Ubu Roi' and Wislawa Szymborska's 'honest Ballad'
- Outdoor projection timings: 25th February and 2nd March from 7 pm onwards
- Curated by Nada Raza
- Presented by Volte Art Projects
Entities
Artists
- Nalini Malani
- Faiz Ahmed Faiz
- Samuel Beckett
- Hannah Arendt
- Goya
- Alfred Jarry
- Wislawa Szymborska
- Nada Raza
- Ranabir Das
Institutions
- Concrete
- Volte Art Projects