This narrative is a take on the onslaught of the media on our lives.
It is in the nature of a fairy-tale with simplistic solutions and a
happy ending.
The impetus to make this piece has come from a deep disgust at the violence,
hatred and mistrust that seem to have engulfed the world.The horrific
audacity of the Sept 11 attacks on the US, the equally horrific bombing
of Afghanistan, the eternal Palestine-Israel conflict, the barbaric
slaughter of humans in the recent riots in Gujarat, India: all these
leave the average, thinking person feeling absolutely helpless.
But I also wonder which is worse: the actual events, or the relentless
'in your face' coverage provided by the hyperactivity of our world media.
Are not the events made larger than life by the unending attention and
platform provided by these indefatigable journalists.
How far mankind has come, & yet how pitifully small he remains.
This is an interactive piece where I am exploring the noises and 'soundosphere'
of our urban lives. We are so used to the cacophony, that we urbanites
find it hard to sleep at night without the backdrop of this 'Urban Lullaby'.
My approach was that I would talk about this constant swirl of sounds,
and yet would not use any sounds (as in audio files) to convey the idea.
Instead , I have used images and text to narrate.
This Net art piece has been honored in the 'Excellent Artists' category
at the Art on the Net 2001 Festival sponsored by the Machida City Museum
of Graphic Arts, Tokyo, Japan.
As the world grapples with this new phenomenon we call globalization,
and copes with the various new issues it throws up, here is my understanding
of all that one sees around.
This work was shown at the traveling Micromuseum of the Mediaterra Festival
2001, organised by the Fournos Center for Art & new technologies,
Greece.
Starting with Athens, Medi@terra will continue its journey through the
cities of Sofia (Bulgaria),Belgrade (Yugoslavia), Maribor (Slovenia),
ending up at the International Book Fair in Frankfurt.
A spoof on the world of high art and high society.
A dig at Indian politicians& bureaucrats, and their ways.
A digital work to remember the horror and panic when
the earthquake struck Gujarat, India in Jan, 2001.
A work created entirely in digital media, the aim being
to create a rich abstract work that evokes deep feelings in the viewer
on account of the textures, shapes and colours that fuse together.
This work was a finalist at the Siggraph Singapore Digital
arts competition.
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