2008. Stainless steel, glass, water and dye. 250 x 250 x 50 cm.
Project for Bury Divisional Police Headquarters. A giant, blue lens, intentionally reminiscent of a magnifying glass, calls to mind the exploits of beloved, fictional super-sleuths. However, for visitors arriving on foot, the lens frames and magnifies the headquarters, and it is the police themselves that are presented for scrutiny, in a playful take on the idea of accountability.
RBS Bursary
2008. Two year award from the Royal British Society of Sculptors. Ten sculptors of outstanding talent and potential, selected by competition each year to receive free membership and participate in a curated exhibition at the RBS Gallery.
How frequently do we see what we have learnt to see, rather than what is actually there? In this installation, Light, and our perception of it, is both subject and medium. Is one half of the wall darker, or is the other lighter? A relativistic optical illusion conceals the underlying unity. In the context of Delhi, a city that I experienced as deeply segregated, the work reminds us of the importance of a shared conception of space. Installation created at KHOJ studios in Delhi, during an Arts Council International Fellowship.
How frequently do we see what we have learnt to see, rather than what is actually there? In this installation, Light, and our perception of it, is both subject and medium. Is one half of the wall darker, or is the other lighter? A relativistic optical illusion conceals the underlying unity. In the context of Delhi, a city that I experienced as deeply segregated, the work reminds us of the importance of a shared conception of space. Installation created at KHOJ studios in Delhi, during an Arts Council International Fellowship.
Big Blue
RBS Bursary
Once Given Universe
Once Given Universe