Cloud for Kochi
Alfredo Jaar’s installation has been created within a space filled with water, a precious resource in the world but also in India and particularly in this region. A walkway is being built along its length, allowing people to “walk on water” from one end to the other. Once in the walkway, they will discover a text in neon on the two long walls. These texts are written in reverse, making them unreadable but poetic signs. By looking at their reflection in the water, they become readable. He will select a fragment from one of the most beautiful poems ever written in any language: Kalidasa’s Cloud Messenger, choosing the segments related to water and clouds, and ideally locate these texts on the wall in the shape of a cloud. On one side, the text is in Sanskrit.
alfredo jaar(1956 –)
Alfredo Jaar is a Chilean artist renowned for thought-provoking installations exploring socio-political issues like war & representation through photography, film & architecture. Featured in Venice Biennale & MoMA.
Kochi-Muziris Biennale(コーチ, インド)
コチ・ムジリス・ビエンナーレ:ケララ州の歴史的な港町を舞台に、現代アートと数世紀にわたる交易の歴史が交差する国際的な美術展。彫刻、絵画、インスタレーションを通じて、文化の対話と革新を体験できます。
作品詳細
- 作品名: Cloud for Kochi
- 作家: alfredo jaar
- 制作年: 2013
- 技法: Landscape
- 著作権の状態: 著作権保護対象
- 展示場所: Kochi-Muziris Biennale
- 彩度: Monochromatic
- 知覚輝度: deep_shadow

