The exhibition draws attention on forces and issues that are at stake within contemporary societies traversed by complex evolutions. Result of considerable research in different fields such as history, anthropology, mass media agrarian studies, and political sciences, these works, put forward and explore complexities faced in contemporary society.
This further culminates into a visual narrative, portraying processes such as domestication of plants and animals which further reflects upon, the dialectics of – civil/uncivil, developed/primitive, organic/inorganic, democratic/undemocratic, simplicity/complexity. The complete spectrum of works showcased here raise a pertinent question on the future of our civilization and its fertile capacity to overcome the present impotent rage it is caught in.
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Akshay Raj Singh Rathore (b. 1978 in India) studied at M. S. University, Baroda and National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India. He has been a resident at: IAAB studios, Switzerland, KHOJ International Artists Association, Sanskriti Foundation & Sandarbh, India. Recent participation include: Open Sea, Museum of Contemporary Art, Lyon, France, Rooting: Regional Networks, Global Concerns, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA & Generation in transition, New Art from India, Zacheta National Gallery of Art, Warsaw, Poland.
