DARWIN FESTIVAL: সুন্দরী / SHUNDORI (Official Opening)

FREE EVENT

A bold and intimate exploration of contemporary South Asian identity

Be entirely enveloped in the vivid and sometimes surreal world of acclaimed filmmaker and video artist Naina Sen’s large-scale, conceptual video works.

Created over five years between India and Australia, this sensorial experience deconstructs and reconstructs the idea of the Indian feminine through stylised, futurist metaphorical reimaginings of Indian feminist mythology, contemporary cultural and ritualistic practices and personal storytelling.

Accompanied by a layered soundscape of field recordings, women’s songs, spoken word and a textural score, সুরী / SHUNDORI is a multi-projection, multi-channel, multi-lingualvideo installation that turns the walls of the gallery into an immersive portal.

A long term collaborative work between the artist and over 500 womxn across India and the Indian diaspora in Australia, সুরী / SHUNDORI is Naina Sen’s first major exhibition of video works.

The exhibition will be accompanied by a range of public programming and special events to be announced soon.

Presented by Darwin Festival and Qubit Gallery

Official Opening
Fri 8 Aug 5pm – 8pm

Exhibition Dates & Opening Times
Fri 8 – Sun 24 Aug
Thu & Fri 12pm – 6pm
Sat 10am – 3pm
Sun 11am – 4pm

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