Exhibition of Installation Art
A three-day exhibition of Installation Art was held at the Open Air Gallery of SACH Cultural Complex from 6th April till 8th Ap1il, 2012. The exhibition was opened by Smt. Moushmi Kandali, eminent Art Critic from Guwahati (Assam). The exhibition was participated by eight contemporary artists of Manipur, namely, (i) R.K. Thambalsana Singh, (ii) B.Ruma Sharma, (iii) LM Sotis, (iv) Y. Motilal, (v) Maibam Maningou, (vi) B. Mahendra, (vii) S. Imobi Sharma, and (viii) B. Banamali Sharma.
Performance of MAYA-11 experimental art
An experimental site specific experimental art titled as’Maya-ll’ was performed by artists Swjit and Karolin Kent on 5th April, 2012 at the Open Air Gallery of SACH Cultural Complex. The duo performed in the backdrop of sculptures by eminent artists B.Banamali Sharma, B.Ruma Sharma and others. The performance was organized with the objective of giving impetus to young artists on multi-media art experimentation. ‘Maya-ll’ is conceptualized, developed and presented by B.Banamali Sharma, Scluptor, along with Karolin Kent, performance and visual artiste from Gothenburg, Sweden and Surjit Nongmeikapam (Bonbon), performing artiste from Manipur.
The theme of Maya-ll is briefly underlined as “Human beings have never ceased to explore his near and distant surroundings. He knows that there is a limiting end, and within this conceptual restraint the past becomes a measuring means to look out for more endeavours. A thirst for the horizontal future takes him . to heights of possibilities.
The episodic flashes of the real and the unreal, truth and its opposite, perceived and physically handled-never follow a pattern after sometime. His actions are followed by a plethora of~ing complete, and the ones that remain unfinished. A dualism is always present.
The past, the present and the future have been thinly divided grounds. Within their ephemeral existence Maya is an experiment against the backdrop of contemporary art. It is expected to be a present, an effort rarely seen; the viewer is let into a world of awareness and a vision that will remain etched on the memory. Maya is that feeling that will coagulate after having had a pre and post adventure into the exhibit; this may be on the emotional and physical levels”.