Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Monday, December 29, 2014
The White Rabbit | Uwe Jonas
What's that? A gigantic white rabbit under the flyover..? It didn't pop out of a hat for sure but it's there all the same. Observe as it changes and takes on the hues and textures of the environment where it has been discarded like so much else in our lives. What will be its fate?
The White Rabbit
One of the Bangalore's biggest problems is the individual traffic, not only making the city noisy, but creating pollution through emissions, dispersed dust etc. Walk around and you quickly get the feeling of being dirty. Everything that lies around seems old and worn out very soon. Trying to handle the ever-increasing traffic by building flyovers is not nipping the problem in the bud, but just worsens the air quality further.
Now the white rabbit comes into play: In its immense size of 12 feet by 6 feet, on first view this white rabbit resembles an elephant, or suggests a PR action by a nearby luxury mall.
This beautiful and pure state, a pleasant sight in the eyes of the car drivers passing by, will not last long though, because pretty soon the rabbit will be covered with dust and emissions, its fur will lose its shiny gloss and its colour will change from white to grey. The dirtier the rabbit becomes, the more it reveals its shape as a discarded, disposed or lost soft toy - always resembling something sad.
UWE JONAS was born in 1962 in Hamburg, studied political science and is a visual artist and curator in Berlin since 1993. He takes a conceptual, context-oriented approach with a focus on societal transformation phenomena, generally in public space. He runs a residency project in Berlin, Lichtenberg Studios (lichtenberg-studios.de), and till 2013 an independent gallery, Neues Problem (neuesproblem.de).
The White Rabbit
One of the Bangalore's biggest problems is the individual traffic, not only making the city noisy, but creating pollution through emissions, dispersed dust etc. Walk around and you quickly get the feeling of being dirty. Everything that lies around seems old and worn out very soon. Trying to handle the ever-increasing traffic by building flyovers is not nipping the problem in the bud, but just worsens the air quality further.
Now the white rabbit comes into play: In its immense size of 12 feet by 6 feet, on first view this white rabbit resembles an elephant, or suggests a PR action by a nearby luxury mall.
This beautiful and pure state, a pleasant sight in the eyes of the car drivers passing by, will not last long though, because pretty soon the rabbit will be covered with dust and emissions, its fur will lose its shiny gloss and its colour will change from white to grey. The dirtier the rabbit becomes, the more it reveals its shape as a discarded, disposed or lost soft toy - always resembling something sad.
UWE JONAS was born in 1962 in Hamburg, studied political science and is a visual artist and curator in Berlin since 1993. He takes a conceptual, context-oriented approach with a focus on societal transformation phenomena, generally in public space. He runs a residency project in Berlin, Lichtenberg Studios (lichtenberg-studios.de), and till 2013 an independent gallery, Neues Problem (neuesproblem.de).
Labels:
Culture,
Culture Bangalore
Location:
Under the Richmond Road flyover
Authentic Movement & Expressional Dance by Angela Boeti - Monday 29th @ 18.30
Workshop showcase of the Authentic Movement & Expressional Dance Conducted by the bangaloREsident Angela Boeti from Berlin
Featuring the students of The College of Kathak & Choreography
Angela's unique approach to dance pedagogy and therapeutic methodology also combines the Body Mind Centering, Movement Ritual by Anna Halprin, Laban Movement Analysis and Bartenieff Fundamentals.
http://www.goethe.de/ins/in/en/bag/uun/krr/deepa/20423931.html
Featuring the students of The College of Kathak & Choreography
Angela's unique approach to dance pedagogy and therapeutic methodology also combines the Body Mind Centering, Movement Ritual by Anna Halprin, Laban Movement Analysis and Bartenieff Fundamentals.
http://www.goethe.de/ins/in/en/bag/uun/krr/deepa/20423931.html
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Friday, December 5, 2014
Hybrid Modernism | Movie Theatres in South India | Haubitz & Zoche - Friday 5th @ 18'30
New Theatres is emblazoned in large letters on the cinema building, whose facade suggests a collage of various materials and forms in the style of the late 1950s, while a spacious car park in front of the cinema waits for visitors.
The series Hybrid Modernism. Movie Theatres in South India examines the reception and re-interpretation of western architectural influences in South India. Haubitz and Zoche’s wonted sensitive approach and sharp observation disclose the aesthetic quality of these extraordinary buildings.
To continue reading : http://www.goethe.de/ins/in/en/bag/ver.cfm?fuseaction=events.detail&event_id=20448957
An evening with Zanussi - Wednesday 10th @ 18'00
The 7th edition of the Bengaluru International Film Festival is being held in Bengaluru from Dec 4th to 11th of this year. Mr. Krzysztof Zanussi, eminent film maker from Poland will be a special guest of honour at the festival and 8 of his feature films are being showcased under the category “Director’s Retrospective”.
During his stay in Bengaluru, he will present a 45 minute documentary about the Warsaw Chamber Opera, founded by Mr. Stefan Sutkowski in 1961. Mr. Sutkowski served as Managing and Artistic Director of the opera for 50 years, organising music festivals at the opera house, the most important being the Mozart Festival featuring all the operas of the Austrian composer.
Mr. Zanussi who has himself directed Opera in Italy will be in conversation with Mr. Chiranjiv Singh and Mr. Akumal Ramachander, who is responsible for organising the Director’s Retrospective at BIFFES this year.
Labels:
Culture,
Culture Bangalore,
movies,
Talk
Thursday, December 4, 2014
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