Varsha Nair

Varsha Nair (born 1957) is an Indian artist born in Kampala, Uganda.[1] She is famous for expressing a sense of displacement.[2] She was trained in Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda and moved to Bangkok in 1995 after relocating from India to England and back. The sense of displacement created during the multiple relocations is addressed in her work. Ideas about "home" and "belonging"[3] are poetically addressed in her installations as relation to an ephemeral space.[3] She was part of the first initiative group that created Womanifesto, a Biennial that showcases International artists in Thailand and currently a co-organizer of the organization.[4]

She has exhibited in several museums and galleries including The Guild Art Gallery in Mumbai[2] and Tate Modern.[5]

Artworks

In 2006, Nair staged a series of live interventions titled Encounter(s), performed at the Turbine hall in Tate Modern.[5] She collaborated with Tejal Shah (Bombay) to develop these interventions, in which the artists wore white embroidered straitjackets, connected to each other by the absurdly long sleeves, and lay claim to the vast architectural Turbine Hall.[5] This work was also performed in numerous other locations, including the National Review of Live Art festival in Glasgow and the Palazzo Carignano in Turin, Italy.[6]

Her work Undercurrent Yangon from 2014 was performed at the People's Park in Yangon, Myanmar.[6] Vasha Nair also participated in the 2nd Beyond Pressure International Festival of Performance Art in Yangon in 2009.[7]

References
  1. "Varsha Nair - About". Varsha Nair. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  2. "Nair, Varsha | Artist Profile with Bio". www.mutualart.com. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  3. Archive, Asia Art. "Interview with Varsha Nair". aaa.org.hk. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  4. Asia through art and anthropology : cultural translation across borders. Nakamura, Fuyubi, 1974-, Perkins, Morgan,, Krischer, Olivier,, Morphy, Howard,, 中村, 冬日, 1974-. London. ISBN 0857854488. OCLC 862112488.CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. "ArtAsiaPacific: Still Moving Image". artasiapacific.com. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  6. Nair, Varsha. "Varsha Nair". Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  7. "2nd Beyond Pressure International Festival of Performance Art: Yangon, Myanmar 2009". Asia Art Archive. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
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