DIGITAL COPY ON MAGZTERmultiple themes and mediums. ‘I am mostly
drawn towards the sense of immediacy and
happenstance within his installations. I am
also quite curious about the production
aspect of his installations.’ The answer to his
curiosity can be found in Vivan’s elaboration
of his process for one of his projects related
to Delhi and its historicity. ‘I realised that
in the 21st century everything needs to get
recycled,’ says Vivan. ‘History of modern art
is also recycled. I focus on the larger agenda
of recycling institutions of art and economy.
I should construct a city free from garbage.
So this installation, which is 60 feet high and
20 feet long, was a photographic project and
I had to take a crane to take a Google view
and the whole panoramic view is an 18-foot
photograph. This was a digital manipulation
of the installation and I mixed various
mediums to connect to the theme.’ There
you go. That is how Vivan goes about his art.
What about UBIK? ‘Choosing materials,’
he says, ‘is a very random selection process
scenario for me. I try and work with materials
I am not familiar with because it gives me the
freedom to be away from the social construct
of how those materials are to be used and so
on. A lot of materials I work with are also
found/discarded objects. So sometimes I’m at
the mercy of the history they bring with them
when I find them. This burden in itself is also
a material for me.’Median, UBIK, Four pieces of curved
wood and a 6" bolt,
96 cm x 77 cm x 22 cm, 2015,
Image Courtesy of Sabrina Amrani
and the ArtistIAF - Delhi Connecting Art/ FEB 2016 - MAR 2016 / ARTS ILLUSTRATED /^57