Home Sweet Home is proud to present our fifth exhibition ‘3BHK’. The exhibition is organised jointly by Leslie Johnson, Chinar Shah and Nihaal Faizal during the first month of the Kochi Muziris Biennale and will take place over 3 weeks inside a rented apartment in Fort Cochin. Set against the historically evolving model of the home as gallery, the work on view will initiate dialogue with regard to
the home as both physical site and conceptual idea. Featuring artworks reflecting on themes as diverse as identity, family, national politics and technology, brought together within the space of the home, the exhibition will also include presentations, interventions, screenings and multiple dinner parties that further this discussion around the home. A two channel video by Eva Koch concerns the remembrance of a family member, while Chinar Shah explores the right to be forgotten through trophies and certificates. Famous Artist hypothesizes the need for an ‘aspiration decompression room’ within our homes while Nihaal Faizal re-photographs landscapes from desktop backgrounds on his home computer. Franco Leidi’s engravings reflect on the artist preoccupied inside his room or studio while Gavati Wad presents an instructional cooking video of Dalit beef recipes missing their main ingredient. Irene Westholm’s monoprints reflect on the images of the home mediated through consumer catalogues and Leslie Johnson’s sculpture in the parking lot appropriates the ubiquitous ‘Beware of the Dog’ sign. During the duration of the exhibition one bedroom in the apartment will host a shop for artists’ multiples and selected publications. Available in the shop will be a variety of objects including serigraphs by Prabhakar Pachpute, postcards by Nihaal Faizal, a Wingdings version of the New Testament by Saranya Murthi, cushion covers by Famous Artist, books by Tara Kelton, T-shirts by Christine Rogers and a 2017 calendar by Aditi Rajeev. Publications available will include ‘Making Space for Art’ published by 1Shanthiroad, ‘Silicon Plateau Vol.1’ published by T-A-J and ‘Honey, I’m Home’ published by the Royal College of Art.
