Experimenter, the nine-year-old art gallery on Hindustan Road, has found a second address in the city in a house oozing old-world charm, nestled in Ballygunge Place.

The new location was thrown open with I Wish to Let You Fall Out of My Hands (Chapter II), the inaugural exhibition which will run as a continuation of Chapter I that was showing at the old gallery. “The exhibition proposes a certain plunge or collapse of a fragile thought or emotion, allowing it to fall in an unrestrained re-examination of its purpose,” said Prateek Raja, co-director, Experimenter. The exhibition features works by Ayesha Sultana, Adip Dutta, Bani Abidi, Julien Segard, Krishna Reddy, Moyra Davey, Rathin Barman and Samson Young.

Hemlock Forest is Canadian visual artist Moyra Davey’s creation based on her life, told through a video of fragmentary scenes representing her life and influences, especially Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman, who died during the making of this video.

The gallery was thrown open on February 28 with a select audience viewing the exhibition and Bickram Ghosh taking the stage. “The new space will run simultaneously with Experimenter on Hindustan Road, allowing the gallery to build a multifaceted, adaptive and discursive exhibition  programme alongside lecture performances, conversation salons and chamber-style workshops,” said Priyanka Raja, co-director, Experimenter. 

Text: Anannya Sarkar

Pictures: Pabitra Das & Shuvo Roychaudhury