‘We were trying to make sense …’  Exploring Artist and Non-Artist collaborations

‘We were trying to make sense …’ is a selection of works developed between artists and non-artists, brought together to critically evaluate the processes and relationships involved in their making, and representing a variety of approaches towards collaborative practice. The project will look into artists’ works that focus on dialogue as a fundamental part of the process.

By bringing together works developed separately in India, Germany, Pakistan, Poland and the UK, the exhibition looks at how artists that operate internationally work with non-artists in local communities and other specific contexts. It emphasizes a critical reflection on the works made in collaborative projects between artists and non-artists and their perceived successes and failures, and questions the responsibility
of the artist.

Exhibition curated by Magda Fabianczyk and co-ordinated by Sophie Hoyle.
Publication developed in collaboration between Magda Fabianczyk and Sophie Hoyle.

Cover Page- An Interactive Social Project 

Cover-page  is a social project about conversations between me and Bangaloreans.I am An Artist so interested in human portraits for me portraits ofeach individual is a narrative of their personality. In Cover-page I have tried to look in to their personality through digital video.
In this work I have had conversation with Bangaloreans from different backgrounds, profession, localities, and age groups.In conversation, I have asked a set of questions, they were relevant to all of us. Some questions were spontaneously asked during the conversations which were related to their profession, age group and gender. Through this conversations I could understand their taste, skills, interests, beliefs, visions, sorrows , pains and perspective about their life.All the conversions were documented through digital video & audio.Few of the selected conversions have been edited and displayed in Cover-page.In one of the displays, mirrors cut in the shape of everyday objects, I would like to remind viewers their personal attachment with these objects and to see themselves inside these objects.
Rakesh kallur is a multidisciplinary artist from Bangalore, studied Master Degree in Bangalore University .He currently lives and works in Bangalore.--

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Writing workshop by Gaurav Jain and Number Nagar by Brainstars

Project Cinema City , Bangalore

To commemorate Project Cinema City show at NGMA Bengaluru (3^rd November to 2^nd December, except on Mondays and national holidays) 1.Shanthiroad and BAR1 Studios holds a special program on Other Cinema Cities as a dialogue between experiences in Bangalore and Bombay. It consists of film program) and related shows of art works from Bangalore artists and archive.