The Crossover -
The first thing that struck me even when I had visited the place for the first time was the location of Khoj, the distinct dissimilarity of the people who lived and worked on either side of the Khoj compound wall. The Khoj boundary wall distinguished the outside world from the inside world, the difference in the kind of people who work within and outside the premises of Khoj.
This interested me immensely and culminated to the work I wanted to do. I invited them to come over to my studio. Anything that came out aggression, enthusiasm would eventually find a way through their interaction with the space. As in my earlier works I have dealed with issues of the self in the midst of various uncertainties and the complexities within one self that prevents us from opening up to people. This also dealt with a similar concept, which availed the people to break the barricade and enter into a dialogue.
The Trails -
Trails are the little interesting aspects that make Khoj an interesting place all together. Through this video which will be shown on loop and projected on the ceiling made of wooden planks, I have shown the inconspicuous but significant marks or personal traces that all people tend to leave behind in a space. And those themselves become a part of the space itself, its identity.
The Journey Inward – Journey Outward.
This work was conceived the first time I was here in Delhi. I used flex for a surface to narrate spontaneously the thoughts that came to me while making my journeys. It is not just a journey a mere physical movement, it is a shift that I make emotionally and mentally as well. Journey outward is only the means of realizing the journey that I make in life. Moving on, meeting people and dispersing. It has its symbolic significance and the work is the mean of sharing my views. However the work itself speaks for itself.