DATE: July-Dec 2021
PARTNERS: Kcymaerxthaere, BeFantastic & Jaaga.
COMMUNITY: 22 Artists, 3 Mentors & the public
Bangalore-based visual artists, muralists, and new media artists workshopped to interpret the global storytelling project of Kcymaerxthaere at the Wheeler Road Flyover, Bangalore. Collaborative murals, theatre, and AR engaged people from the neighbourhood and commuters.
What is Kcymaerxthaere?
Kcymaerxthaere is a global work of three-dimensional storytelling where the Geographer-at-Large, Eames Demetrios has installed markers in one hundred and forty-three sites around the world that honours events in the fictional world called Kcymaerxthaere in our ‘linear’ world. Eames’ stories take us into a parallel universe that is radically different from ours, making us pause for a moment and stop, think, dream or wonder. With markers made to last that are often out of bronze, stone or concrete, and made with a process that embraces the locale it is situated within, these installations are portals where we can allow ourselves to plummet into the world of Kcymaerxthaere. Some of our favourite markers: The life of Bala Qhova in Linear Les Village, Bali, Indonesia Relearning Love, Suryagarh, in Linear Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India City of Justice, in Linear Vilnius, Lithuania
What is Flyover Country?
Project Flyover Country is a coming together of Jaaga’s keen interest and Eames’ whimsical rendition of flyovers in Kcymaerxthaere. The project wishes to manifest a physical marker in Bengaluru that opens the portals to this parallel universe at Wheeler Road flyover location. The marker made of the light grey granite that is local to the city will be set amidst murals that amplify the rich details of the story, a layer of interactive technology and a piece of theatre that helps both art patrons and the neighbourhood around the flyover to partake in this process of art-making.
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