Indian multimedia artist Prabhakar Kamble’s ‘Material Turn’ (2025) is a kinetic sculpture made with nylon ropes, woven fabrics, leather straps, metal cowbells affixed to wood. Every five minutes, a motor turns the teeming collection of fabrics and materials, mimicking the sound of a cow as it walks. Leveraging powerful symbols of caste and caste-based oppression, Kamble draws viewers’ attention to the unfair material conditions Indian craftsmen and artisans face as a result of casteism.
This work is a part of the exhibition ‘Roots of the Earth’ on view at Jhaveri Contemporary from 10 July - 16 August 2025.
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This work is a part of the exhibition ‘Roots of the Earth’ on view at Jhaveri Contemporary from 10 July - 16 August 2025.
Read more:
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Visit us at https://www.stirworld.com/
Video: Courtesy of STIR
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