Devadeep Gupta
B. 1989
Guwahati, Assam, India

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My process develops as an investigation on regional ecological uncertainties by questioning associated mainstream perspectives. I explore nuances of the relationship between people and their land through performative actions inspired by site-specific, vernacular occurrences. Realised as film and sculpture, my practice lies in the intersectionality of conceptual and documentary. My interest and focus lie on narratives lying in the conjucture of mythology and contemporary. Pragmatic practices, oral traditions and folklore in the Assamese culture-scape remain close to my practice.

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Performative processes inspired by vernacular, meta-cultural practices have remained central to the intellectual forms of my works. Stimulated via visual, conceptual provocations, I employ aspects of performative actions inspired by local community-led actions, to reflect environmental changes in specificity to the site. Everyday rituals that have evolved vernacularly as meta-cultural actions inspired the forms of my work. The outtakes of my process, realized as rhythmic sculptural forms are expressed through mediums of film, image and sculpture to illustrate these outcomes.

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Apart from my personal art-making, I am a part of the artist collective - Northeast Lightbox, that facilitates exchange between regional archives and regional contemporary practices. We aim to engage regional archives as a medium for contemporary discourse. The collective aims to cultivate new audiences through exhibitions, workshops and residencies.