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Hyderabad
Thursday, December 24, 2015

FOOD

SPECTRUM

THIS CHRISTMAS, TRY

THE RECIPE OF WHOLE
ROAST CHICKEN P2

Admit two

ROAD SHOW

PARUPALLI KASHYAP
PREPARES TO REGAIN HIS
WINNING FORM P3

THE 2016 FORD ECOSPORT

GETS A MORE POWERFUL
ENGINE P4

Meeting place for ideas

2015 saw an upsurge in residence programmes that encouraged collaborations between artists
SANGEETHA DEVI DUNDOO

Christmas
dinner

Carnival

Enjoy a dinner with a

spread of Christmas
delicacies.
Venue: The Square, Novotel
Hyderabad Airport
Date: December 24
Contact: 66250000

The Hitex Winter Carnival

includes Hyderabad Kids
Fair, Home Gardener Fair
and the Big Christmas
Buffet.
Venue: Hitex Exhibition
Centre, Madhapur
Date: December 24 to 27;
11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Barbie and more

Celebrate Christmas with
Barbie. Activities like Barbie
Make-over zone, Barbie Rock
n Royals Photo area, and 3D
Barbie fashion jigsaw are
being held.
Venue: Inorbit mall
Date: December 24

Comedy play
Rangeen Sapne Theatre is
presenting three comedy
short plays Sautan ke
Jhumke, Pagal Pagal Pata
Chala Hai and Pehchan

CM
YK

Kaun. Donor passes

available for Rs. 100.
Venue: Lamakaan, road
no.1, Banjara Hills.
Date: December 24; 8 p.m.
onwards
Contact: 81256 28789

he art world is
witnessing a
shift,
from
working
in
isolation to collaborations,
says artist and curator Avani
Rao Gandra. Collaborations,
she explains, results in the
kind of experimental installations one associates with artists like Anish Kapoor and
Subodh Gupta. In Hyderabad, we have come to accept
that an artist has a signature
style from which he doesnt
deviate. However, contemporary art is changing, she
points out.
This change, sparked by
the need to innovate, happens
when artists exchange ideas
and work together on projects, facilitated by artist in
residence programmes. Delhi, Baroda, Mumbai and Bangalore are witness to many
such programmes, ranging
from workshops in studios,
institutes and in open spaces
like farm houses. Hyderabad
showed signs of catching up
this year.
Avanis Iconart gallery has
been offering space to artists
to collaborate for the last two
years. DHI Artspace brought

Painting by Saju Kunhan

Pick of the lot

The Deep Inside:

ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE Shrikant Dunde, Faiza Fatima Hassan, Aditi Aggarwal and Anja Ellenberger

together 14 artists from

across the country for a
woodcut camp, among other
workshops. Daira, in its own
way, has been inviting artists
to come forward and experiment. Early this year, Kalakriti began its Kalakriti
Residence programme. Alliance Francaise and Goethe
Zentrum have contributed to
this through visiting photographers, artists and curators
who work with art enthusiasts in the city.
Each month, we have different artists participating in
residence programmes. Artists work either in their studios or at home amidst other

constraints. When they come

for a residence programme,
there are no distractions.
Travel and other expenses are
taken care of, says Prshant
Lahoti of Kalakriti.

New teamwork

While the gallery has witnessed collaborative work

from a younger band of artists, Prshant also plans to
bring together established
and emerging artists. The gallery also plans to invite product designers specialising in
functional art.
Delhi-based Aditi Aggarwal, who had visited Hyderabad for the first time for a

workshop at Kalakriti with

city-based artist couple Swati-Vijay, says the experience
taught her about Hyderabad,
its culture and art. Swati
specialises in fine arts and Vijay is good at applied arts. I
worked in tandem with them.
I also got to do a lecture presentation in JNTU, she says.
Aditi isnt new to residence
programmes and stresses,
To me, the idea of a residency is to get out of my comfort zone and explore a
different place with a new set
of people, ideas and cultures.
Emerging artists look forward to workshops where
they can meet and learn from

seniors. Innovation and research happens after college.

This is when the artist gains
confidence to experiment,
Avani points out. Iconart saw
at least 15 to 20 artists working together at a given time,
including a workshop where
Nakashi artists rubbed shoulders with contemporary
artists.
The year 2015 also saw
German curator Anja Ellenberger visiting town for a residence programme with
Goethe Zentrum and Kalakriti. Anja spent two weeks understanding the cultural vibes
of the city, meeting artists
whose works she featured in

Janardhan Rudhramurthy
and Saju Kunhan
On the Wall: Aditi
Aggarwal and Swati-Vijay
Blured gazes, curated by
Anja Ellenberger.
Photography workshop
by Thomas Luttge.
Woodcut camp with 14
artists.

Blurred Gazes.
Faiza Fatima Hassan was
among those who attended a
workshop by Anja. She recalls, The discussions we had
with Anja were amazing.
While studying at the University of Hyderabad, peer learning
happened
through
workshops. Once you step
out, residence programmes
help us stay abreast of whats
happening in the art world.

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