| News from the liaison office of the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia in South Asia No images? Click here  3.7.2023 Into the LightWe start off the July newsletter by congratulating the recipients of the 2024 studio residency, both from Switzerland and South Asia. This, followed by a reminder of our support measures: Synergies and Co-creation. In events, artist Jessy Razafimandimby's work is on exhibit in New Delhi alongside other artists. Jessy also presents a workshop at the KNMA that digs into the unseen and the invisible, culminating in a performance at the venue along with a walk through his exhibit. Also in New Delhi, a preview of the performance 'Hallucinations of an Artifact' questions simple narratives surrounding the 'Dancing Girl of Mohenjo-Daro'. Artist and environmentalist Małgorzata Stankiewicz arrives on a residency to India this month. And in parting, we also highlight in our gallery the recent Tapan Moharana's Open Day from his residency in Switzerland featuring a play of light and shadows. Pro Helvetia New Delhi  Tapan Moharana's Open Studio Day "Temple of Light" in Zurich, Switzerland. ANNOUNCEMENTSRecipients of the 2024 studio residencies from Switzerland  Pro Helvetia New Delhi is delighted to announce the names of the artists from Switzerland who have been selected for the Studio Residency 2024. Johanna Schaible | Literature To read more about the artists, and for information about residencies, please visit prohelvetia.in. Recipients of the 2024 studio residencies from South Asia  Pro Helvetia New Delhi is delighted to announce the names of the artists from South Asia who have been selected for the Studio Residency 2024. Karan Shrestha | Visual Arts | India & Nepal To read more about the artists, and for information about residencies, please visit prohelvetia.in. Synergies: Support for research-based programmes in art, science and technology  Synergies. Image © Jean Vincent Simonet The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia is looking to support research-based and process-oriented programmes that foster exchange between art, science and technology involving organisations in Switzerland and across the world. From hackathons to fellowships, from residencies to think tanks – the Synergies open call offers support for international collaborations and encourages programmes which spark new approaches, methodologies and connect knowledge from different contexts. Application deadline: 2 October 2023. Read more here. Co-creation Support  Illustration © Yawen Li To further strengthen its mandate of intercultural exchange and to offer support to artistic practices that result from previous exchanges, Pro Helvetia is launching a two-year pilot measure to support co-creation. The co-creation grant provides support to tandems made up of individual artists or collectives (i.e. companies, groups, etc.) from the liaison offices regions and Switzerland who wish to embark on a peer-to-peer creation process. It is seen as a next step after a completed research trip or residency. Additionally, it is a way to support artists in deepening mutual artistic practice. Read more here. EVENTSJessy Razafimandimby at KNMA in India  Alongside 40 other projects, the exhibition 'Very Small Feelings' (VSF) from 4 July - 22 September at Kiran Nadar Museum of Art features the works of Swiss artist Jessy Razafimandimby. On 22 July, from 6-8pm, there will also be a walkthrough of the exhibition of Jessy's works, followed by a performance by the artist and a culmination of his four-day workshop at KNMA Saket, New Delhi. More details soon at prohelvetia.in. Jessy Razafimandimby, Chants hirsutes, 2022, found objects, woven straw, acrylic on bed sheet "Jumping into the Dawn": workshop Jessy Razafimandimby  The artist Jessy Razafimandimby lives and works in Geneva. In this workshop held at KNMA Saket from 19-22 July with Jessy, participants will work with the world of secrets, the hidden and the invisible, and experiment with protection, like windows under a curtain with a narrow view of the world. Registration is mandatory. Limited seats. More soon at prohelvetia.in. Photo courtesy the artist Preview: Hallucinations of an Artifact  Photo credit: Sidharth Sarcar How does an ancient artifact think, move and respond to the current times? By bringing the Dancing Girl of Mohenjo-Daro (c. 2300-1750 BCE) to life through dance and artificial intelligence, 'Hallucinations of an Artifact' choreographically disrupts simplistic narratives around this irreverently playful and notoriously unclassifiable artifact. RESIDENCYmałgorzata stankiewicz on residency in India  Małgorzata Stankiewicz, courtesy the artist małgorzata stankiewicz is an artist, poet and a re-searcher, an older sister, a daughter, and an aunt of Baltic-Slavic descent. In her lifework practice, małgo is curiously drawn to ways of knowing that have been forgotten or erased, intentionally or otherwise, by the predominant Western culture of domination and rationalism. Weaving together performance, poetry, installation and sound, małgo’s work circulates around the notions of ecology, community, storytelling, symbolism, ritual and meaningful chance, and is deeply informed by her interdisciplinary approach to research and commitment to bringing together hitherto separate threads of knowledge. małgorzata will be in India on a studio residency. GALLERY'Temple of Light' by Tapan Moharana  During his recent residency in Switzerland, Indian artist Tapan Moharana created the work “Temple of Light" by combining kinetic art observations and his artistic practice of shadow play. Tapan drew inspiration for his project from the philosophical, universal idea of Ravanachhaya. Ravanachhaya shadow play is a traditional local art form from the eastern state of India, Odisha, where Tapan also originates from. The art form is based on the story of Ravana and Rama from the South Asian epic Ramayana. The story deals with the ethics of good and evil in human nature. During the 2019 lockdown imposed by the pandemic, Tapan rediscovered this ancient traditional art form. To reflect on contemporary society, life and ecology, he relies on this traditional art form of storytelling. The work "Temple of Light" is an interactive random, shadow play in which the audience can participate and so becomes part of the story. 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