Conversations with Chai - Nina Sabnani
Nina Sabnani will share with us collaborative work she has created with several artists, both individual and community based. Her work attempts to blur the boundaries between so called vernacular and contemporary art, between art and craft, between ethnography and filmmaking, questioning the hierarchies between these various forms of expression. She works, instead, with the dynamics of memory and geography - in which narratives and identities are situated - exploring how they are linked to time and movement. Using a ethnographic approach to animation filmmaking, she tries to create a space for the expression of multiple realities, representing memories and oral histories. The films become a way for heer collaborators-participants to claim their identity, and sometimes, their lost territories.
In this session, Nina will discuss with us some thoughts and experiences that have emerged from this practice of collaborative filmmaking. Her talk will be accompanied by screenings of some of her films.
Conversations with Chai is a series of lectures initiated by the Tyeb Mehta Foundation. They promote innovative ideas and perspectives and initiate dialogue and exchange within and between various disciplines to enhance understanding of artistic traditions and contemporary art practices.
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