A chawl in Ghatkopar is soon to be razed. Its dilapidated shell, narrow doorways, colonial pillars, rusted walls and cracked windows contradict its existence as the “lifeline” of Mumbai. For Mumbai-based Sudarshan Shetty, it is reminiscent of a place he grew up in. The chawl becomes the subject of a 10-minute video Waiting for Others to Arrive for his solo exhibition titled “Every Broken Moment, Piece by Piece” at GALLERYSKE.
“It is an analogy to loss. The film is a space for regeneration and my inner urge to preserve it,” says Shetty. Showcasing after 10 years in the Capital, his other nine mixed media works comprising broken ceramic crockery, vases, old wooden doors and chairs on display bring out the theme of the show, which according to the artist “is about recalling times gone by and is an attempt at rebuilding them. Every object in the show around us, in some way or the other, reflects our sense of mortality.”1
- 1. source: http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/comeback-notice/