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Murthovic and Thiruda:
Fragments of a Panorama
Until 13 October 2024
arebyte Gallery
Java House, 7 Botanic Square, London City Island, E14 0LG
Fragments of a Panorama is an exhibition by pioneering Indian transmedia artists Murthovic (Sri Rama Murthy) and Thiruda (Avinash Kumar). It
presents a kaleidoscope of worlds oscillating between a speculative future and an alternative past, combining spatial sound with immersive visuals
consisting of 3D video games, AI art and motion captured dance, alongside an anthology of stories from India in 2079 AD. History, culture, science
and society are playfully connected through the lens of emergent Indian electro-classical dance music 3 uniquely preserving Indian heritage through
Murthovic and Thiruda9s compelling narrative.
Regarded as two of India9s most innovative and innuential contemporary artists, they have taken on the role of archivists, remixing, overlapping,
imagining, speculating and fragmenting a millennia of cultural traditions, sonic and visual heritage, and classical dances of India, passed down
generation after generation. Fragments of a Panorama is the evolution of the artists9 Elsewhere in India collaboration, a transmedia electronica performance project about a world where global cultures are nearing extinction. In this exhibition, we follow a motley crew led by Meenakshi, a 8cultural
cyborg9 built to preserve Indian heritage and create harmony through Indian performative traditions.
The topology of Fragments of a Panorama is built on layers of destruction, construction, and reparation, connecting us to generations past and
future. Through the malleability of space-time in virtual AI-rendered worlds, we as viewers in the space are constantly negotiating between history
/ futurism, inside / outside, oction / reality, tangible / intangible, mind / body, tradition / innovation and virtual / mechanical, as we travel through
the works. Perpetual change and transition between modes of expression and the diferent works in the gallery underpins Thiruda and Murthovic9s
collaboration with classical musicians, dancers, game designers, with objects and stories of history 3 and most importantly, with technology and AI
algorithms themselves.
Images: Clockwise: Lead Character Thiruda bhavani concept. Lead Character bhavani concept. Lead Character Murthovic bhavani concept.
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