‘Geographies of Yourself’ at Serendipity Arts Festival in Goa

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GEOGRAPHIES OF YOURSELF

Six internationally renowned artists for the first time are showcasing their artworks in India as part of the Serendipity Arts Festival's special project "Geographies of Yourself", currently on display.

Serendipity Arts Festival| Goa Venue| Exhibition & Art Installation| Excise Building| Panjim, Goa

ART & ARTISTS

The artworks at Excise Building feature artists Olafur Eliasson, Ai Weiwei,  James Benning, Tomás Saraceno, Sheba Chhachhi and the late Zarina Hashmi up close.

Serendipity Arts Festival| Goa Venue| Exhibition & Art Installation| Excise Building| Panjim, Goa

THE IDEA

"Geographies of Yourself" brings together various artistic relics and symbols to establish a person’s role within their landscape. It focuses on humanity’s attempt to constantly contextualise surroundings.

Serendipity Arts Festival| Goa Venue| Exhibition & Art Installation| Excise Building| Panjim Goa

SPHERES OF GLASS

Olafur Eliasson’s Deep Cosmological Constant Collective (2019) features glass spheres that reflect yellow and black hues from different angles, symbolising the cycles of day and night as well as changing seasons.

Serendipity Arts Festival| Goa Venue| Exhibition & Art Installation| Excise Building| Panjim, Goa | Photo: Venita Gomes

HEFTY ARTWORK

Weighing over 1.5 tons, the installation was last exhibited in Delhi over three years ago and is now being presented in Goa, according to the organisers.

Serendipity Arts Festival| Goa Venue| Exhibition & Art Installation| Excise Building| Panjim, Goa | Photo: Venita Gomes

ARTISTIC LABORATORY

Sheba Chhachhi’s suspended cluster of laboratory glassware highlights artistic innovation and its transformation through experimentation.

Serendipity Arts Festival| Goa Venue| Exhibition & Art Installation| Excise Building| Panjim, Goa | Photo: Venita Gomes

DON'T MISS

Besides these main installations, there are many more interesting things one can experience at the Excise Building as part of the Serendipity Arts Festival.

Serendipity Arts Festival| Goa Venue| Exhibition & Art Installation| Excise Building| Panjim, Goa | Photo: Venita Gomes

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