Workshop with Nalini Malani

Opening: 11.12.2013 Exhibition on view until 14.12.2013 Location: San Art Laboratory 40/18 Phạm Viết Chánh, Bình Thạnh , HCMC, Vietnam   Nalini unpacked the term ‘Global Parasites’ with particular examples of her artworks, her research process and the documentary ‘The World according to Monsanto’. She then went with the participants to visit to Museum of Southern Women. By reviewing the visit to Museum of Southern Women, Nalini and the participants discussed about the role of women in Vietnamese society throughout the history, and in comparison to Indian society, focusing on...

Global parasites – Part 2

Opening: 13.12.2013 @6pm Location: Hoa Sen University 8 Nguyen Van Trang, W. Ben Thanh D. 1, HCMc     Nalini discuss the impact of research for ‘Global Parasite’ by unpacking subjects in her paintings Nalini’s proposal for the topic: In order to speak about Global Parasites, i would like to give an example from nature. There are certain families of wasps, that lay their eggs on or inside the living creatures like caterpillars that feed on spiders. Simultaneously the wasps inject the toxin into their victims which paralyses them but...

Nalini Malani

Nalini Malani (b. Karachi (undivided India), 1946) is the recipient of the 2013 Fukuoka Art & Culture Prize. As a multimedia artist whose practice encompasses drawing, painting, projected animation, video and film, she is committed to the role of the artist as social activist. Her work is often based on the stories of those that have been ignored, forgotten or marginalised by history. Since 1995 she has participated regularly in international biennales including the dOCUMENTA 13. Nalini has had several solo museum exhibitions: The New Museum, New York (2002), Peabody...

Global parasites – Part 1

Opening: 10.12.2013 @6pm Location: Hoa Sen University 8 Nguyen Van Trang, W. Ben Thanh D. 1, HCMc     Nalini discuss her performance work, beginning with her documentary ‘CASSANDRA’S GIFT’. Nalini’s proposal for the topic: ‘In order to speak about Global Parasites, i would like to give an example from nature. There are certain families of wasps, that lay their eggs on or inside the living creatures like caterpillars that feed on spiders. Simultaneously the wasps inject the toxin into their victims which paralyses them but does not kill. When...