Ancient philosophies have explained that man is the microcosm of the Universe; a tiny part mirroring the macrocosm in its structure and functions. The theory describes human beings and their place in the universe, revealing a deep and seamless relationship between everything known and unknown, internal and external, animate and inanimate. Adopted and studied by both spirituality and science, the interconnection between the macrocosm and the microcosm is a subject of vast interest, and provides the possibility of exploration in multiple dimensions- physical, conceptual, cognitive and artistic as well. The entire universe is made up of particles, and as living, breathing creatures, we are intrinsically one with it, and cannot be detached as much as contemporary phenomena has separated humanity from nature. As a seed is part of the tree, and the tree is part of the seed, so it is with us.
The idea of awakening the mind to this connection is pertinent to our present times, when every individual needs to be conscious of not only happenings in the global context, but how one is responsible and accountable for actions with regard to the planet and the universe. As artists, we are intrigued by mysteries of the unknown, the vastness of space and beyond – we are equally intrigued by our bodies and those of the living world, and the functioning of organic systems in a constantly fluctuating landscape.
IPEP India 2018 invites participants to look beyond conventional definitions of micro and macro, and create new meanings – to develop works through perceptions and processes that are innovative and challenging.
CURATOR
Art Historian, Curator
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WRITER
Artist, Curator
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PARTICIPANTS
A Naveen Kumar, India
Abdul Ali Hyder, Pakistan
Alexey Parygin, Russia
Amna Suheyl, Pakistan
Ana Natividade, Portugal
Aniket Vishwasrao, India
Anna Kodz, Poland
Atif Khan, Pakistan
Betsy L.C. Huang, Taiwan
Bilal Khalid, Pakistan
Cenyace Ballesteros, México
Chaitanya Modak, India
Cheryl Edwards, USA
Czetan Patil, India
Enrique Pérez Martínez, México
Floki Gauvry, Argentina
Helen C. Frederick, USA
Janhavi Khemka, India
Kinnari Tondalekar, India
Korolyova Aleksandra, Russia
Marchelo Vera, USA
Maria Joana Santos, Portugal
Melihat Tüzün, Turkey
Moutushi Chakraborty, India
Natalia Tcilevich, Russia
Noemi Lopez, México
Obayya Puttur, India
Outimaija Hakala, Finland
Rajan Fulari, India
Randi Reiss-McCormack, USA
Rosa Baptista, Portugal
Sajal Sarkar, USA
Sarah Epping, Poland
Saurganga Darshandhari, Nepal
Seema Kohli, India
Seraphina Martin, Australia
Silvia Cavelti, Portugal
Soledad Salamé, USA
Sunita Maharjan, Nepal
Sushma Shakya, Nepal
EXHIBITIONS
2024, 12 February – 31 May. Da(r)shak – A Decade of Printmaking & Viewership,
Govt. Museum, Chandigarh, India.
Organised by IPEP India. Supported by Govt. Museum and Chandigarh Lalit Kala Academy.
2023, 20 October – 19 November. Da(r)shak – A Decade of Printmaking & Viewership,
Bihar Museum Biennale, Patna, BR, India.
Organised by IPEP India.
2020, 13 – 17 January; Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai, MH, India.
Organised by Prajakta Palav, Vijay Yannawar.
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2019, 06 December – 2020, 18 January; Parque Municipal de Loulé, Portugal.
Organised by Silvia Cavelti.
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2019, 19 – 23 November; National Institute of Design, Vijayawada, AP, India.
Organised by Pradeep Patil, Kurma Nadham.
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2019, 02 – 05 November; Nandan Gallery, Kala Bhavan Visva Bharati, Shantiniketan, WB, India.
Organised by Janhavi Khemka.
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2019, 26 July – 02 August; Swami Vivekanand Cultural Center, Sydney, Australia.
Organised by Seraphina Martin.
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2019, 19 – 22 July; Tara Art Gallery, Lalitpur, Nepal.
Organised by Sushma Shakya, Saurganga Darshandhari, Sunita Maharjan.
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2019, 03 July – 04 August; Central Gallery @ Fundacion Ace Para El Arte Contemporaneo, Conesa 667, 1426 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Organised by Floki Gauvry, Alicia Candiani.
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2019, 01 – 02 July; Chamarajendra Govt. College of Visual Arts, Mysuru, KR, India.
Organised by Obayya Puttur, Chandrashekhar A. P..
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2019, 24 June – 26 July; Ganges Art Gallery, Kolkata, WB, India.
Organised by Moutushi Chakraborty.
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2019, 12 June; Howard Community College, Columbia, MD, USA.
Organised by Helen Frederick, Soledad Salame’, Randi Reiss-MacCormack & Cheryl Edwards, Prof. Fahimeh Vahdat.
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2019, 18 – 23 May; Piranesi LAB, Perevedenovsky lane, Moscow, Russia.
Organised by Korolyova Aleksandra.
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2019, 29 April – 04 May; Trakya Üniversitesi, Güzel Sanatlar Fakültesi, Karaağaç, Turkey.
Organised by Melihat Tüzün.
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2019, 17 April – 17 June; Pullman New Delhi Aerocity & Novotel New Delhi Aerocity, New Delhi, India.
Organised by Seema Kohli.
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2019, 13 April – 13 May; C.D. Edwards Studio, American Poetry Museum and Reading Road Studio, DC, USA.
Organised by Helen Frederick, Soledad Salame’, Randi Reiss-MacCormack & Cheryl Edwards.
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2019, 14 March – 13 April; Fundação Oriente, Panjim, Goa, India.
Organised by Lina Vincent.
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2019, 28 January – 06 February; Dhi Artspace, Ameerpet, Hyderabad, TG, India.
Organised by Lina Vincent.
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2019, 25 – 27 January; Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet, Hyderabad, TG, India.
Organised by Lina Vincent.
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2019, 21 – 25 January; Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai, MH, India.
Organised by Rajesh Pullarwar.
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2018, 11 – 14 December; Govt. College of Art and Design, Nagpur, MH, India.
Organised by Rajesh Pullarwar.
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