Materials on the display are laid bare personal history. | Photo Credit: The Courtesy of AMShula Prakash
“Who has to say what is art?” She asks a lawyer of entertainment and art curator AMSHULA Prakash. “Who decides what belongs to the wall, under the lights, what does he deserve to look?”
Janapriya, a unique show Curated Prakash, which took place in Mysur this February, tried to answer this question by gathering objects that matters to people. “Give me something you own, something expensive, or something you think is art,” Prakash asked.
This led to various posts and brought narration, emotions and connections with objects. “I often found the most interesting and deepest creative gestures in the premises between institutional validation, says Prakash, who was inspired by the famous curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, to show art in” uncontrolled places “.” She opened her living room and her friend opened the kitchen.
Visitors to Amshula Prakash, who served as a show for the show. | Photo Credit: The Courtesy of AMShula Prakash
The “treasures” she received from people were as diverse as they were unexpected; Beautiful in the way they laid bare personal history. Contributions came from domestic helpers, well -traveled neighbors and even from the Kannada Cinema Icon family, late Dr. Rajkumar. Her household helped brought a glass from which her deceased husband, an alcoholic. After passing, it safely kept between her saris in the closet. Her girlfriend shared covers of the cross -stitch from honeymoon to Palestine. As soon as they bought as beautiful souvenirs with traditional embroidery from the gift shop, they have now gained a new meaning.
Lakshmi, other domestic assistance, created an art of skills that gave it pain and purpose. “She created floral strings of fabric, paper and fresh flowers.” As a six -year -old, Lakshmi was often beaten to ensure that the flowers were tied properly. But when she grew up and tuned this skill, it helped her to get five siblings and educate her son. “For me it’s art,” she told Prakash.
Installation of the artist NS Harsha. | Photo Credit: The Courtesy of AMShula Prakash
“Everything was of the same value for the duration of the exhibition, given the sentiment of shared objects – be it a silver crown that is a gifted Dr. Rajkumar or a pair of broken glasses used by someone’s grandmother.
He thinks that instinct for art has always existed among us. “We are constantly creating mini museums at home, in a performance or shelves with objects important to us. I just took this observation.”
The writer is a freelance journalist and co -author “Rethink Aging” (2022).
Published – April 18 2025 10:32
