Something polis, 2018

The city as a living, breathing, growing entity. Marked by the movement and the stagnation of people. A documenter of stories and histories. Of mistakes and genius. Of sense and nonsense. A capitalist monster devouring land, devouring time. The embodiment of destruction, destitution, conflict, loss. But also of brilliance, innovation, wonder, hope. A collector of dreams, of ambitions. 

Was it ever just a settlement of people? A matter of convenience? A space of stability, of security. Home. 

It may be that the city is not what we thought it was, or even that it has ceased to exist. Not that this would be a catastrophe because it is in the nature of things to be born, to grow and to die.[1] 

The work takes the form of object interventions, in dialogue with an archive of objects and photo documentation in the gallery. These objects while redefining and reclaiming the city, negotiate notions of belonging/excluding and placement/displacement. 

This work was conceived and made for Breaking Ground, Indian Ceramics Triennale 2018 with assistance from the Inlaks Production Grant. 

[1]Ramoneda J. (Conference lectured at Yale University, 2003).A philosophical idea of the city. Retrieved from http://www.publicspace.org/en/text- library/eng/7-una-idea-filosofica-de-ciutat 

Photo Credits: Shine Bhola for The Indian Ceramics Triennale and Neha Kudchadkar