Installation titled Structures of Memory: Modern Bengal by Indian artist Vivan Sundaram (b.1943, Simla), site-specifically installed at the Victoria Memorial Hall, Calcutta, India, in 1998. Hosted in the colonial monument located in the center of Calcutta, the multimedia installation includes several elements brought together in a single standing historical structure. The installation uses historical textual and visual reference to draw parallels both conceptually and visually. Using the original space as platform, it functions as a site specific interactive and participatory work. Andarmahal is a section of Structures of Memory: Modern Bengal which consists of several components including; four-poster bed with mosquito net, video monitor, and the 5 min video film based on film-clips from Bengali films.
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Structures of Memory | The History Project
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1998
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Structures of Memory: Modern Bengal (Exhibition view of Andarmahal)
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