A yearlong observatory for an occupation of time
“I would like to be transformed into a polyglot and am still waiting for a basel fish to stick into my ear”— anonymous visitor, MMB What does it mean when someone says, “I saw you in my dream?” My appearance in their dream happens without my knowledge or consent; I become a ghostly apparition without … Continue reading Another Gaze
By Nirali LalActant Blogger's note: In the end of January 2020, a live rooster on the premises of Goethe Institut/ Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi, drew attention. A coop had been set up, containing the rooster (who goes by the name Mookoo) and a canvas that the artist (and long-time caregiver of the pet) used … Continue reading Mask-uerading Cuckoos | Guest Post
By Ranjana DaveActant On March 13, Friday the 13th, I met S for dinner. We hugged. S is the last person I touched. I’m nearing 40 days of being in a sanitised bubble, all by myself. At most times, I like being by myself. I love coming home to an empty house and shutting the … Continue reading Sentient Beings | Guest Post
Could the world have ended from a series of cloudbursts? Did we all drown as the books prophesied? A cloudburst manifests to the human eye in the concentrated havoc it creates. A sudden downpour that can wipe away what stands in its immediate line of vision. A torrent of water made threatening by the ferocity … Continue reading New Orders
The sight of an analogue billboard on the roadside today would catch one off-guard; there’s no moving image or neon light screaming out at the eye. There’s only a series of letters from the English alphabet, arranged in different permutations everyday over a hundred days to create phrases, quotes and sentences—legible instructions, and continuous in … Continue reading Unlearning the Habitus
