Circuitous Connections

Agat Sharma, Masters from NIFT, Delhi, unlike most of the artists from the Peers 2010 who have attended art schools. The need for stressing on this is piece of information is that since Agat has a different background, his works need to been viewed in a different light. Evidently to him the human body plays a central role (most of the times). Though not intentionally but subconsciously it becomes like a point of reference.

Fear Silhouettes



CCTV (click to enlarge)

CCTV (detail)

His works like, Fear and Fashion, and his project titled – Metro and its Panoptic Modernity, mediate in public spaces, to explore how various systems function, for instance a signage system, a presence of which nearly installs the feeling of fear within the commuters. The idea of a city has played a major role in the conceptualization of his works. Technology – its change and its implications finds an important place in his works. He observes and analyzes the changes a city undergoes and its obvious ripple effect over various faculties including its inhabitants. For the residency, Agat intends to take a look at the idea of consumerism and human sentiments, and a vicious circle in which the city and its inhabitants invariably get caught.

Print Fear (detail)

Print Fear (detail)