Drawing inspiration from Calvino’s visionary narrative, “Parallel Cities” serves as a stage to the intricate intersections of city life, private narratives, and the collective human expertise. Every artist featured on this exhibition presents a singular perspective, weaving collectively numerous mediums and conceptual frameworks to ask viewers right into a kaleidoscopic exploration of the human situation.

“Parallel Cities” goals to evoke introspection and contemplation, encouraging guests to delve into the intricacies of their very own tales and the shared narratives that bind communities collectively, whereas accompanying the solitude of every particular person. Reimagining the city panorama by the poetical and passionate works resonating with one another: emotions, feelings and indifferent observations collapse right into a receptive frame of mind. The chosen works provide a glimpse into parallel dimensions of existence, inviting audiences to witness the myriad tales and identities that coalesce throughout the intricate tapestry of our cities, whether or not actual or imagined.

Cities are product of a number of crises regarding the motion and existence of individuals throughout nations, nations, territories and borders, which mirror the perils and pitfalls of language, translation and ethnicity, expressing variations and disparities conditioned by id, nationality, race, gender, sexuality, wealth, and freedom. Artists who’re themselves foreigners, immigrants, expatriates, diaspora, émigrés, and refugees, in addition to those that are outsiders in different senses, corresponding to queer artists and folks or outsider artists.

Collaborating artists:
Stefano Arienti, Mayank Austen Soofi, Alice Cattaneo, Elisabetta Di Maggio, Parul Gupta, Martand Khosla, Ayesha Singh, Dayanita Singh, Diwik Singh, Viswanadhan

Curated by
Andrea Anastasio

at Nature Morte, Mumbai
till July 6, 2024