Author Archives: Boris Colin Alphonse

it’s an online exhibition that I have done recently with some of my mafa mates. this show was curated by Sotheby’s Mariam Hussien. n this large print, I contemplate current world events. I am especially interested in the recent destruction of many of the colonizers and slave traders’ monuments and statues. If these historically celebrated …

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Release all the incarcerated voices of democracy and uphold their right to life “A world of silenceIs blown into smithereens” Source: Excerpt from a poem by G.N. Saibaba, 25th July 2018, poem from prison (Anda Cell, Nagpur Central Jail, Nagpur, Maharashtra). He was arrested in 2014 for alleged links with Maoists and sentenced to life …

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I have made a poster asking the Indian govt to release all political prisoners Release all the incarcerated voices of democracy and uphold their right to life “When I refused to dieMy chains were loosened.I came outInto the vast meadowssmiling at the leaves of grass.My smile caused intolerance in them.I was shackled again.When I defied …

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I had an interview with artist Dani Tagen on RTM Fm related to my artistic process https://rtm.fm/shows/process-in-focus/process-in-focus-2/

I have started a project to make a forum to discuss the ideas of forensis and evidentiary realism by taking the shit as a material.

I have collaborated with pause or pay . I have recorded one of their online video conference and made some edits as a representation for pause or pay

i collaborated with an australian artist and made some album art.

this is a video work I made recently which reflects about the current digital take over. our waiting for the new established norm.

Mask Masks are objects that cover the face for a variety of reasons. They are used for protection, disguise, entertainment or ritual practices and are made from various materials, depending on use. The earliest use of masks was for rituals and ceremonies, and the oldest found mask is from 7000 BC.

I did this work for the unit one show. Here I wrote ‘I AM NOT BLACK’ on the wall with white reflective tape and along with this I displayed a small personal diary in which I wrote in all pages completely ‘i am racist’.