Sujit Mallik

Loss of horizon and converging acts | OPEN FIELDS - Art and Agriculture

17.06.2023

[Translate to English:] Soup Performance / Foto: Sujit Mallik

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Date

17.06.2023

Time

12pm - 4pm

Location

Art in Public Space

Meeting point

Seebacherhof, Bad Mitterndorf 25, 8983

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Event

Opening of the project "Loss of horizons and converging acts" by Sujit Mallik in Bad Mitterndorf, in the context of "OPEN FIELDS - Art and Agriculture".

OPEN FIELDS - Art and Agriculture

Reflections on the sensitive and diverse interaction between humans and nature have existed since prehistory in the form of art. The OPEN FIELDS project focuses on essential aspects at the local level, namely those of agriculture in direct contact with art. This meeting of two apparent opposites is to be given space and time in a respectful setting on equal terms and in critical examination.

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Sujit Mallik

Loss of horizon and converging acts

In his performances, the Indian multimedia artist Sujit Mallik collaboratively investigates the soil, found edible plants, agrocultural vegetable cultivation, water and climate conditions, involving other artists from various parts of the world who are simultaneously creating sculptural excavations. In doing so, he consciously turns his gaze from the sky above the horizon into the depths, focusing on the rediscovery and respect of the soil as an essential nourishing source to artistically address visionary models of survival strategies. Following this method at Rudolf Seebacher’s organic farm in Bad Mitterndorf during a 72-hour performance called Loss of Horizon and Converging Acts, he dug a bowl-like recess out of the ground, which he framed with mosses, one of the oldest and most decontaminating plant species. In this sculptural basin he positioned a cauldron for the communal preparation of meals with edible herbs that grow in nature. Continuously conducted conversations about vegetation, eating habits, ecological lifestyle and diverse artistic approaches, which serve international exchange and the generation of new ideas, were recorded as a podcast.

Here people had the possiblity to participate in the podcast.

The opening performance focused on local plants and local food customs. An open conversation between the artist, the farmer Rudolf Seebacher and Elisabeth Fiedler, head of the Institute for Art in Public Spaces in Styria, invited people to gain insights into the results of their work.

Sujit Mallik, Vom Verlust des Horizonts und der verbindenden Handlungen, 2023

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