Solicited Perspectives

Speakers: Suryanandini Narain, Himali Singh Soin, Tobias Megerle and Subuhi Jiwani
Discussant: Anupa Mehta
In collaboration with The Loft, Mumbai

April 21, 2011 | 6.30 pm
Little Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai

Solicited Perspectives is a project that aims to nurture emerging curators. The selected applicants were chosen on the basis of careful ranking by a panel of eminent personalities: Amrita Jhaveri, Girish Shahane, Harsh Goenka, Shaheen Merali, Swapan Seth worked with Anupa Mehta to arrive at the four finalists.

The young curators are offered the working space with logistical support at The Loft – Lower Parel to present their curatorial projects, bringing in multiple perspectives of the city, urbanism, collision of traditional and contemporary narratives and representations of the natural world.

Project 1:
City Obscura
Curated by Suryanandini Narain
Participating artists: Farah Gherda, Surya Mattu, Eeshit Narain

Project 2:
¡Space :: Invaders!
Curated by: Himali Singh Soin
Participating artists: Ismael Sanz-Pena, Bard Sandemose

Project 3:
Final Cut: Traditional wood carving meets contemporary art world
Curated by: Tobias Megerle
Participating artists: Mohammad Javed Shakeel, Hassan Shaikh, Sameer Shaikh, Salman Shaikh, Javed Khan, Wasan Samani, Sajid Samani, Mohammad Sajid, Laltu, Sonu Malik, Salman Gulbahar, Amir Shakeel.

Project 4:
Nature as Image
Curated by: Subuhi Jiwani
Participating artists: Neha Choksi, Priyanka Dasgupta, Munir Kabani, Shambhavi Kaul and Zubin Pastakia.