The sound installation ‘Akashavaani’ is a reminder of growing up in the 1980s and 1990s
| Photo Credit: Aakriti Chandervanshi
What does a woman rolling a giant concrete slab over an open land have to do with a woman sitting at a table with multiple versions of herself — folding and refolding a napkin in different ways? Possibly, nothing. Do images from long held memories retain meaning and connection in the same way over time? How exactly do memories morph and fade? And what remains of a memory shared? These were some questions that came to mind while experiencing Nimi Ravindran’s exhibition-performance, ‘To Forget is to Remember is to Forget’.
Through film, art installations, recorded music and a non-formal performance (complete with disclaimers and a prompter), Nimi led the audience through the journey of making this layered work even while showcasing it. The…