{"uid":"bWmyLsM4T4eUeOS8","type":"artist","tags":["sculpture","instalation"],"group":"no","group_name":null,"project_title":"Victoria Terminus","summary":"Even though Queen Victoria had never visited India throughout her time as the Empress, her power and authority had a presence through sculptures embedded in architectural buildings. One such building was the Victoria Terminus, built in Bombay to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of her reign as the Empress of India.\nThe statue from the terminus was later removed from its niche by the Government after Independence but was never replaced. \nThe act of removal, the vacuum, acts as a space of active protest. It challenges the language of monuments themselves. The fact that they do not represent the history of power and domination but rather subverts the same notion through the absence of presence. \n\u2018Victoria Terminus\u2019 is the exact replica of the plinth where the sculpture of the Empress stood. It is made out of jesmonite and painted with Chili, a vibrant spice with a prominent smell that is spicy and intolerable when consumed in great amounts, representing pain and violence. Plinths throughout history have glorified important people in power but when the same plinth is snatched of its royal person, it recontextualizes public monuments. This absence is highlighted through the presence of a spotlight just above the plinth. While the spotlight guides the viewer, it also becomes the viewer. The spotlight standing on a tripod shines, not on but slightly above the plinth, illuminating a blank space. This artwork is not about what the viewer can see, it is what they cannot see.","space":"Dimensions of the plinth: 5 x 2 ft approx \nDimensions fo the install: 6 x 6 x 10 ft approx\n\nThe plinth would be attached to a black wall, slightly off the floor, with atleast 5\/6ft of wall space above it. The spotlight would stand on a tripod off the floor close to the plinth, pointing towards the empty space above the plinth.","artists_proposal":null,"members":[],"lang":"en","status":"ok","video_link_password":null,"video_link":null,"audio_link_password":null,"audio_link":null,"images_link_password":null,"images_link":null,"cellphone":null,"description":null,"estimated_budget":null,"complementary_info":null,"fileCount":8,"names":"Kinnari","surname":"Saraiya","email":"kinnarisaraiya98@gmail.com","dni_type":"PASAPORTE","dni":"L8101749","address":"Belaton House, 130-138 Holdenhurst Road","city":"Bournemouth","nacionality":"Indian","country_id":"81","birthdate":"1998-06-07T23:00:00.000Z","birthdate_2":"1998-06-07T23:00:00.000Z","telephone":"+447754898704","web":"https:\/\/kinnarisaraiya98.wixsite.com\/artist"}