COCREATIVECONNECTIONS

Co Creative Connections is a (in)dependent & (in)ternational project of curatorship that aims to develop thought in action for the present moment, in order to questioning Ethically and Aesthetically the implications in the relationship between; Culture and Society, Religion and Science, Art and Spirituality, so that one can intuit beyond the small perceptions, a whole series of small possible places and not places that sublimate themselves in the way of the realization of the paradox that is the present co creation.

In the second day again the artists became urban archeologists but this time they weren’t looking for objects that can later be subjected as art. It became spontaneous way of creating art that could relate to the space and moment. Experiments done on this were important to understand relation between art and public space. It was quite obvious that out of the box initiatives were important to develop art that could hold an unique representation of art in public space .It can be concluded that sometimes public art can be time specific and site specific and the afterlife of public art remains unknown if not taken care of and there is nobody to take responsibility to curate public art.

In the third day the participants were exploring the public space but this time they were using their own body as a means of art to create performances. But there seemed to be a slight hesitation for many to detach them from surrounding and solely connect to themselves.

Madhav Poudel final year sculptor student showcased his performance art by wrapping his head by plastic. He suggested that the semi transparent plastic represented the ignorance of us, everyone who have blind inclination towards superstitions. We believe in the unseen but are neglecting things that can be seen directly by our eyes. Hence, the semi transparent plastic was used as a tool to represent our semi conscious ignorant mind. Deepen Shrestha performed in mid of the busy road amongst vehicles passing by. He sat there reading book unaffected by the threats of being hit by vehicles and obvious accident. Performance art can be so strong that sometimes the body is detached from surrounding. Raju Giri through his performance raised voices for pollution. He stood in public space with a bunch of masks and asked people passing by to put masks on him thus relaying message that how our lives in the city are affected by air pollution.

However, Filipe Garcia just performed a simple task of clapping his hands. He was later joined by every participant of the workshop and there was group clapping. The viewers were amazed and remained in a confused state as groups of artist were clapping in public space. Indifferent to other participant he only used his body to express performance. His performance showcased that how something in individual can be meaningless and clumsy. But when there is unity the same meaningless entity can be more powerful. His performance manifested that demonstration of meaningful and strong form of art can be successful only if sometimes we connect to our inner self and detach from materialism.

The exploration of first day became surprise discovery of the link that we all search between art and spirituality. At the same time it also brought together the idea that how artists can be urban archeologists, representing the co-relation between art and urban life. The survey and installation focused on the thought that the process of creating art can be simple yet magnificent.

In the second day again the artists became urban archeologists but this time they weren’t looking for objects that can later be subjected as art. It became spontaneous way of creating art that could relate to the space and moment. Experiments done on this were important to understand relation between art and public space. It was quite obvious that out of the box initiatives were important to develop art that could hold an unique representation of art in public space .It can be concluded that sometimes public art can be time specific and site specific and the afterlife of public art remains unknown if not taken care of and there is nobody to take responsibility to curate public art.

In the third day the participants were exploring the public space but this time they were using their own body as a means of art to create performances. But there seemed to be a slight hesitation for many to detach them from surrounding and solely connect to themselves.

Public Art project in collaboration with Kathmandu Triennale, Nexus Cultural Center & Tribhuvan University, Fine Arts Campus. KTM
Curatorship by Filipe Garcia & Co Curatorship by Koshal Hamal With: Ana Marques, Kunti Shree Thapa Magar, Pramila Lama, Raju Giri, Sangeeta Thapa, Ashmina Ranjit, Lisa Gupta among many other beautiful people <3 Kathmandu NP