Kalpit Gaonkar

Kalpit Gaonkar’s work involves the process of archiving his personal, cultural and social heritage and surroundings, using it to invoke a more global and universal voice. He bears an emotional affinity with the cultural history of his native place and roots in Goa. His practice attempts at keeping the history alive into his narration of the past in the present, documenting it for the future. He observes, studies, documents, executes and translates the dying cultural and social history in his audio/visual language, juxtaposing biographical and universal concerns.

 

Tracing the Dust, 2024
Medium: A three-channel video with sound
The visual captures the philosophical context of tribal living, intertwined with encounters with other cultures and politics. It represents visual synonyms of quest, search, history, and origins, narrating Utopian tribal culture. Each scene or frame speaks of an idealistic living and faith mirage, unraveling layers of exposure, until the origin of and ideology of pure faith and worship.

 


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