reenakallat

Anatomy of distance, 2014

Installation view, Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai Anatomy of Distance 2014 electric wire, metal rings, motion sensor, LED buzzer alarm and indicator pilot lamp Electrical cables woven together to resemble barbed wires are a central motif in the works of Reena Kallat. The artist advances her subversive exploration of the symbolism of everyday objects in AnatomyRead More »Anatomy of distance, 2014

Half Oxygen, 2014

Installation view, Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai Half Oxygen 2014 electric wire, metal ring, speaker with built-in micro-sd card sound playback Half Oxygen is among a range of works by Reena Kallat that dwells on the violent conflict between her native India and its neighbour Pakistan over Kashmir. The two countries, formed out of the partitionRead More »Half Oxygen, 2014

Saline Notations, 2014

Saline Notations 2014 digital prints on Hahnemuhle Photorag archival paper 23 x 33 in. l 58 x 84 cm each The ongoing series of text based works in salt have an element of surrender, left to be washed by the rush of the tide, be blown away by the strength of a draft, or simplyRead More »Saline Notations, 2014

Untitled, 2014

Untitled 2014 digital prints on Hahnemulhe Photorag archival paper 12 x 18 in. l 30 x 46 cm. (each) edition 5+AP Who is to say what we must remember and how? For all the stone plaques, the iron gates, the stately monoliths and mortar minarets, Built, laboriously, to remind us of the labors of history,Read More »Untitled, 2014

Visas To Happiness – 3, 2014

Workshop with children, Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka Visas To Happiness - 3 2014 painted wall murals, mock-passports and arrival cards 552 in. x 96 in. l 1403 x 244 cm. This interactive workshop during the Dhaka Art Summit with children was part of an ongoing project called "Visas to Happiness", under which key questions related toRead More »Visas To Happiness – 3, 2014

Anatomy of distance, 2013

Anatomy of distance 2013 acrylic paint, archival inks on handmade paper, wire, measuring tape 37 x 54 in. I 94 x 137 cm. each Installation view, Eslite Gallery, Taipei detail Installation view, Eslite Gallery, Taipei detail

Untitled Rubberstamp, 2012

Untitled Rubberstamp 2012 Ivory duco paint on FRP 30(h) x 75(l) x 35(b) in. l 76 x 190 x 89 cm. The sculpture engages with our fragile connection to the environment in a poetic way and how this relationship gets extended, condensed, distorted.. The oversized rubber stamp carries the words of the French novelist, MarcelRead More »Untitled Rubberstamp, 2012

Untitled (Cobweb/Crossings), 2013

Installation view, Dr. Bhau Daji Lad City Museum, Mumbai Courtesy: ZegnArt /Public India Untitled (Cobweb/Crossings) 2013 painted sculptural installation in FRP, metal 540 in. x 660 in. l 1372 x 1676 cm Since the Bhau Daji Lad Museum stands situated at Jijamata Udyaan (once called the Victoria Gardens) in the natural environment of the zoo,Read More »Untitled (Cobweb/Crossings), 2013