| News from the liaison office of the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia in South Asia. No images? Click here  1.7.2022 When It Rains...As Delhi begins to welcome rains, we come ready with an outpour of announcements to share. First, we are happy to announce the artists-in-residence both from Switzerland to South Asia, and vice versa. We are also delighted to welcome a new member into the Pro Helvetia New Delhi team. Pro Helvetia New Delhi  (c) Ravi Agarwal, from his research trip to Switzerland ANNOUNCEMENTSARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE Announcing the 2023 Awardees of Studio Residences in Switzerland Pro Helvetia New Delhi is delighted to announce the names of the artists from South Asia who have been selected for the Studio Residency 2023. Tapan Moharana | Visual Arts | New Delhi, India ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE Announcing the 2023 Awardees of Studio Residences in South Asia Pro Helvetia New Delhi is delighted to announce the names of the artists from Switzerland who have been selected for the Studio Residency 2023. Yangzom Wujohktsang | Architecture | Residency in Nepal APPOINTMENT Saloni Anand joins Pro Helvetia New Delhi as Office Administration Manager Pro Helvetia New Delhi is delighted to welcome a new team member. Starting 1 July, Saloni Anand will be Office Administration Manager at Pro Helvetia New Delhi. A commerce graduate from the University of Delhi, Saloni holds a diploma in the German Language from Max Mueller Bhawan. She has previously worked at various organisations including Aptara, the German Book Office (Project Coordinator, 2011-16), and Khoj International Artists Association (Project Coordinator, 2019-21). Saloni has also supported past projects for Pro Helvetia New Delhi such as the Long Night of LiteratureS. She has extensive knowledge and experience in the field of office management and project coordination. She likes cycling, traveling, dancing and exploring different forms of art. EVENTSTHEATRE Peter Rinderknecht on India Tour with "Minor Matters" Theatre artist Peter Rinderknecht will be in India with “Minor Matters”, a story of departure, desires, hopes and disappointments. The play is open to ages 9+. The play will tour through Bengaluru, Pune, Kolkata and Delhi. For more information on date, venue and tickets/registrations, click here. VISUAL ARTS "Broken Cogs in the Machine" : Anupam Roy exhibition at Vadehra Gallery Broken Cogs in the Machine speaks to Anupam Roy’s conversations with and within the expanses of movements, forms of protest, socio-economic identities and the binaries of language; it zeroes in on an attempt to think about representation by addressing the impossibilities of the same. Who are we within the institution? How do we take shape? The exhibition will be on display at Vadehra Art Gallery in New Delhi from July 6 - August 5, 2022. MUSIC • • • (aka Nikola H. Mounoud) on tour in Vietnam Born in Montreux, Switzerland,• • • (also known as Nikola H. Mounoud) creates his sound works through the process and constraints of analog, digital and hybrid feedbacks. • • • will be joining [•REC]Vietnam on 2022 national tour through central and south-central Vietnam. To find out about tickets and read more, click here. MULTI DISCIPLINARY Lumbung of Publishers As Documenta 15 opens its doors, 22 independent publishers, book makers and artists from all over the world come together from 6-11 July in Kassel. Together they will explore their practices and approaches to independent work and think through future ways of collaborating beyond the festival. In the coming weeks @colombedouin (Abdul Halik Azeez) will provide insights into this process through our Instagram account and website. @the_packet from Sri Lanka is among one of the 22 publishers involved in the Lumbung. Read more here. LITERATURE Translation of Markus Kirchhofer's Book to be Released in Bangla by Rritobak Markus Kirchhofer's book of short stories "Der Stachel" will be published into Bangla by Rritobak publishers. "Kanta" - the translation by Sulagna Mukhopadhyay - presents in Bengali the seventeen short stories by the author that portray incidents that take place in small Swiss towns. The stories are based on contemporary Swiss society, in many cases based on situations and relationships. The author appears as an observer, where he is trying to record events and conversations, sometimes in bits and pieces as the story unfolds. RESIDENCIESVISUAL ARTS Sandeep TK on Studio Residency in Switzerland Sandeep TK is a lens-based artist from Thalassery, Kerala, living and working in Bangalore. His practice involves photography, text and videos which often involves himself and focuses on the idea of human relationships, space and memory through personal experience and exploration of his identity and surroundings. Sandeep will be on a studio residency at Atelier Mondial in Switzerland. For more information, visit prohelvetia.in. GALLERYGlimpses from Ravi Agarwal's research trip to Switzerland Ravi Agarwal is an inter-disciplinary artist, environmental campaigner, writer and curator. As an artist-researcher, Ravi has been exploring nature-human relationships’ influence on ecosystems for many years. Read more about Ravi's research trip to Switzerland here.  Shifting of Ecosystems panel discussion in Lowenbrau, Zurich  Alps view near Matterhorn  Tenna, sustainable farming village  Manmade cave inside Rohne Glacier   Glacial ice structure  Mountain train stop      |
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