Jitish Kallat - Contemporary Artists

Death Of Distance

Death Of Distance The Saatchi Gallery
 

Jitish Kallat

Death Of Distance

2007
Black lead on fibreglass, a rupee coin and five lenticular prints

Sculpture 161 cm diameter Prints 46 x 60 cm

In Death of Distance five lenticular prints bring together contrasting experiences of living in India today. Each of the panels highlight two divergent news stories; the launch of ‘one rupee a minute’ telephone rates across India and a disturbing story of a girl who committed suicide because her mother couldn’t afford the one rupee she wanted for a school lunch. A rigid rupee coin is balanced on the gallery floor, while the two narratives flip and interchange depending on the position of the viewer.
 
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