vivek jain

about
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e-x-p-a-n-d-e-d
    १. longing for being
    २. forgotten kins

curatorial
    १. sein und zeit
    २. futuro presente
still
   १. अमन-चमन
   २. glimpses of a woman...
   ३. बरसाती  
   ४. help me, i’m sick
   ५. stagnant  
   ६. ceaseless ephemerality
   ७. रेखाएँ
   ८. under-construction
   ९. a seeker’s log on obscurity
  १०. नींबू-मिर्ची 

motion

   १. biological mother
   २. other reality
   ३. confluence
   ४. égszilánk
   ५. anonüümne
   ६. sh!t just got real
   ७. ouroboros
   ८. the dubliner

fragments of my memories

innominate collective
innominate films





© vivek jain | 2024

नींबू-मिर्ची | lemon-chilli | limone-peperoncino

(2024, Italy | Sculpture and Still Images)
(Yarn, Plastic, Steel Wires and Copper Wires)

A prominent symbol of Indian Culture's unique blend of tradition and modernity. नींबू-मिर्ची (lemon chilli) is a prevalent make-shift sculpture hanging outside of private spaces to ward off the "evil eye" of Alakshmi, the Hindu Goddess of misfortune. Alakshmi prefers pungent things, so hanging the Nimbu Mirchi outside will keep her busy and "forget" to enter the house, avoiding the misfortune she brings along.

The sculpture is built with the workshop scraps of Fabrica. Yarn, Plastic, Steel Wires and Copper Wires - some fundamental elements of modernism are used to construct the quotidian symbol of India's traditionalism.