Artistic Echoes: Reena Saini Kallat's Sonic Exploration of Migration and Crisis

Reena Saini Kallat's exhibition at Nature Morte delves into the migration of species due to human-induced ecological and political crises. Through sound installations, paintings, and sculptures, the artist highlights the fragile balance between human activity and natural ecosystems, emphasizing the privilege and policy dynamics of migration patterns.

Artist Reena Saini Kallat presents a compelling solo exhibition at Nature Morte, centered on a 20th-century audio device transmuted from a warfare tool into a portal of ecological reflection. Her installation 'Requiem (The Last Call)' revives the calls of extinct bird species to confront issues like climate change and habitat destruction.

Through the exhibition 'Zero Horizon', Kallat examines the profound impact of human-triggered ecological and social-political upheavals on the migration of both species and individuals, reflecting the disruptions caused by historical conflicts and environmental decay. Kallat's diverse works span sculptures to collages, illustrating the intertwining crises.

Kallat poignantly draws parallels between the degenerated state of global rivers and the plight of human and animal migration. Her art interrogates the disparities of international mobility and the privileges it entails, while elevating natural resources as bearers of social and political significance. The exhibition concludes on January 12.

(With inputs from agencies.)