The impact of video goes beyond just films and documentaries, and this is what a few artists have tapped into to bring out their thoughts. Bharati Kapadia and documentary film maker Chandita Mukherjee have been exploring video as art over the past few years, and they now have curated a selection of works in the form of a festival — VAICA.
The Video Art by Indian Contemporary Artists, or VAICA, will host 67 video works by 35 Indian artists from all walks of life.“Video art made by Indian artists has been attracting attention of the international art world. Like other contemporary art that is not very accessible, such video art is even more difficult to find, especially for the general public. VAICA has done a very good job by curating such a beautiful festival and it is a great opportunity for the museum to bring it to Goa,” says Sharada Kerkar from Museum of Goa (MOG), which is hosting the festival over this weekend.
This initiative would be aimed at bringing together artists, art students, media students, cultural critics and everyone interested in current cultural developments. “A lot of people don’t know about video art because their minds are so clouded by films, more specifically Bollywood or mainstream cinema. But once you actually see video art, you get hooked,” says Sharada. The festival will screen the video works, followed by a discussion facilitated by Chandita Mukherjee, the curator of the festival.