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Vivek Jain
Audio-Visual Artist
Multidisciplinary Researcher
Junior Research Fellow
Baltic Film, Media and Arts School
Tallinn University
innominatevivek@gmail.com
Artist Statement
Driven by curiosity about the systems of idea transmission, my work is analogous to practice-based artistic research. From social history to behavioural science, from biological evolution to cultural trends, every bit of knowledge out there shapes my critical thinking and, hence, my creativity. As an audio-visual artist, I explore the entangling narratives of the social, political and ethical. Building upon the learnings I garner as a lifelong student of Storytelling and Cinema, my practice is an attempt to realise art that exists in a symbiotic relationship with epistemology. While grappling with the paradox of human existence, I strive to extend my creative and critical perspectives to explore the realm of unspeakable, non-human beauty, not confined to the normative anthropocentric parameters. In a world brimming with fiction, I wish to extend my enquiries to imagine and create realities that go beyond the obsolete logic of progress while bringing forth marginalised perspectives.
CV
Education
Master of Arts in Cinematography (2019 - 2021)
Erasmus-Mundus Scholarship Winner
National Film School - Institute of Art, Design, and Technology, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland (IADT)
University of Theatre and Film Arts, Budapest, Hungary (SzFE)
Baltic Film, Media, Arts and Communication School - Tallinn University, Estonia (BFM)
Bachelor of Science in Electronic Media (2015 - 2018)
Educational Multimedia Research Centre, Indore, India (EMRC)
Residency/Workshops
FABRICA - Artist Residency (2023 - 2024)
I was selected as an artist-in-residence at Fabrica, a communications research centre based in Italy, for a year-long residency
for creative talents under the age of twenty-five. It is a space for people from around the globe to live in a continuous exchange of experiences,
where the worlds of art, culture, and research meet to develop new ideas.
Baltic Analog Lab Workshop - Analogica 13, Blozano (2023)
A two-day creative 16mm film workshop together with Latvian filmmaker and head of Riga’s film lab Baltic Analog Lab - Ieva Balode. The workshop explored the art of 16mm black and white filmmaking in an experimental way using shooting as well as cameraless animation techniques. The aim was to diversify shooting techniques when working with 16mm film, as well as understanding the material properties of film and its manipulation possibilities by developing and processing the film manually in the laboratory.
Young Critics Program Fellow (2022)
I was selected for the annual workshop for aspiring critical thinkers organised by Sphere Festival. The
program analyzed the critique culture and emphasized the importance of diversity in the world of visual
arts criticism by supporting and nurturing perspectives of alternative minds. Under the program, I
received Mentorship from prominent Filmmaker and Artist R. Bruce Elder.
Exhibitions
Confluence
Screened at Madness Festival as a part of the artistic manifesto of Hercole Cultural Association - 2024
Screened at Spazio X, Italy - A creative hub acting as a multiplier of artistic and cultural experiences - 2024
Showcased at FABRICA Research Centre 2024, Italy
Anonüümne
Showcased at Estonian Health Museum under the exhibition “Heaps of Happiness!?” - 2022
Janak Didi
Silver Beaver Award Winner – National Science Film Festival 2019, India
Official Selection – Strano Film Festival 2019, Italy
A note to myself
2nd Prize in Experimental Film Category – Josiah Media Festival 2018, US
Official Selection – Zebra Poetry Film Festival 2018, Münster | Berlin
Official Selection – Hyperfest International Student Film Festival 2018, Romania
Official Selection – Global Youth Film Festival 2018, Bangladesh
Official Selection – Lobo Fest 2018, Brazil
I Don’t Know
Official Selection – Intimalente/Intimatelens Film Festival, Italy
Official Selection – Strano Film Festival 2018, Italy
Official Selection – Early Bird International Student Film Festival 2018, Bulgaria
Official Selection – Yoni Fest 2018, US
Official Selection – Wexford Documentary Film Festival 2018, Ireland
STONED
Official Selection – Living Skies Student Film Festival, Canada
2nd Prize Winner – Scampia Short Film Competition 2018, Italy
Official Selection – Duemila 30 Short Film Competition, Italy
Showcased at The Exchange Art Gallery, Bloomsburg for 1 month
True here and now
Finalist –
Frames Film Festival 2019, India
Official Selection – Josiah Media Festival 2018, US
Being Smart
3rd Prize in Documentary Film Category – Josiah Media Festival 2016, US
Official Selection - Amnesty International Film Festival 2018, India