3.8.2022

In August Times

We kick off this month by showcasing "To-Gather" projects, where new and long-term frameworks and methodologies for working internationally are developed and tested. Stay tuned for more of these in future months. Karim Noureldin will be on residency in India, while DJ MoCity will research the music scene in Switzerland. Meanwhile artist-in-residence Sandeep TK is on spotlight this month as he showcases his work at Villa Renata in Basel, Switzerland while we share glimpses of his work in our gallery.

Pro Helvetia New Delhi

"Let Me Make My Own Melody". Sandeep TK.

EVENTS

Sandeep TK's exhibition at Villa Renata

Sandeep TK will exhibit his works from 6 August to 4 September 2022 as part of his residency. His collection of works titled "Let Me Make My Own Melody" will be showcased alongside other artists at Villa Renata.

"TO-GATHER" PROJECTS

The «To-gather» International Collaboration call supports 2–3-year collaborations between arts practitioners, cultural organisations and institutions in Switzerland and their counterparts in the regions of the Pro Helvetia liaison offices. To read in detail about "To-Gather" projects, click here.

WET LAND

A black handmade kite being flown from a cemetery in Kotte, Colombo. (c) Wet Land

WET LAND, one of the projects that received the To-Gather grant, has its roots in the many walks taken around marshes near Rajagiriya, Colombo.
It is now a multidisciplinary group of artists residing in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, the UK, Switzerland, and Germany who have come together to muse, share, and participate in a process which wishes to shed light on the hyper-personal processes of creation and re-creation, as well as the sourcing of material, and the implications and mechanisms behind showing, releasing, and collaborating within different contexts.

Read our update about Wet Land here.

ENVIRONMENTAL ART EXCHANGE (EAE)

Haying. Dharmendra Prasad. Artist in Residence at EAE

Environmental Art Exchange (EAE) brings together an interdisciplinary global community of people, partners, and projects, who are actively deepening our relationship with land and environment. By creating opportunities of exchange, learning, and creation, between the network and the general public, EAE serves as an ecosystem for ecological discovery, engagement, and action.

RESIDENCIES & RESEARCH TRIPS

Karim Noureldin on residency in India

Photo credit: Andreas Zimmerman

DJ MoCity on research trip to Switzerland

Photo credit: Cheb Moha

DJ MoCity aka Mo is an award-winning selector, promoter and co-founder of South Asia’s first online community radio - Boxout.fm. Born and raised in Baghdad and New Delhi, he spent his early days as a hip-hop loving teenager in India’s capital city. Mo has since grown into a highly experienced and respected musical tastemaker, playing an instrumental role in the development of creative communities across Asia and the Middle East. During his research trip, DJ MoCity hopes to interact with local musicians and curators and visit local radio stations, record labels and music festivals across the medium of music and arts. Read more about DJ MoCity's at prohelvetia.in.

GALLERY

Sandeep TK is a lens-based artist from Thalassery, Kerala, living and working in Bangalore. His practice involves photography, text and videos which often involves himself and focuses on the idea of human relationships, space and memory through personal experience and exploration of his identity and surroundings.

In “Singularity”, Sandeep explores a relationship and its absence through the motif of a chair. “I walked out of his life after six months, I left the town and the only thing I want to take away with me was that chair,” says the artist.