'Where are you from?': Making Alternative Homes | Lokame Tharavadu | Panel Discussion - 3 HD

Streamed on Thursday, 13th May at 4:30 PM (IST) Panelists : Aami Atmaja, Artist Bose Krishnamachari, Curator, Lokame Tharavadu & President, Biennale Director of Kochi Biennale Foundation, Kochi-Muziris Biennale Gigi Scaria, Artist Indu Antony, Artist Sajan Mani, Artist Dr Sumangala Damodaran, Professor of Economics, Development Studies and Popular Music Studies, Ambedkar University Delhi Moderated by Premjish Achari, Programme and Editorial, Lokame Tharavadu. Our century has been characterised by a destabilised understanding of home. With the increased migration, displacement and escalating refugee crisis of the last few decades the concept of home and the emotional space it provides has been an important point of reference in creative works. The varied definitions of the home have played an integral part in the formation of individual and collective histories. Apart from providing a sense of belonging and place, home is also the site of conflict, oppression and confinement fostering an alienating and hostile environment. This panel discussion aims to excavate the extensive maze of ideas that define, shape and situate home. Through this discussion, we interrogate the diverse realities involved, the complex world of subjectivities, and the multiplicity of stories and images that are created. The discussion will re-imagine the ideas of belonging, home and identity in the context of the contemporary South Asian social and political landscape. Timestamps 0:00 - In memory of Mr NP Kurian, General Manager, Kochi Biennale Foundation 11:09 - Introducing the panelists 19:04 - Gigi Scaria 34:37 - Indu Antony 44:13 - Aami Atmaja 57:27 - Dr Sumangala Damodaran 1:13:40 - Sajan Mani 1:25:26 - Bose Krishnamachari 1:37:26 - Moderated discussion with Premjish Achari