andar bahar ~ serendipity arts festival • 2022

A film programme by Harkat Studios, exploring the nuances of public spaces and the bodies that inhabit them.

Imagine a woman sleeping in the grass – comfortable, at leisure, not stared at – a dream. Covers of shade, a bench amidst concrete and (a semblance of) safety, sometimes make public spaces feel inclusive. They feel like yours, to take up and look at. But in a social climate where unspoken hostilities become public norms, several communities aren’t free to occupy space in the same way. Design, proportion, gender, patriarchy, caste, and class are all things to look at, to measure, to discern. Through a curated selection of films to be screened in public spaces, filmic installations, an analog expanded cinema performance and workshops, Harkat Studios intends to loiter through audio-visual mediums and to activate and claim the spaces we occupy.

Lead Curator: Simran Ankolkar
Curatorial team: Oishee Nandy, Simar Gill, Sheba Alexander, Karan Talwar