Jitish Kallat
Public Notice 2, 2007
4,479 fibreglass sculptures
Dimensions variable
Jitish Kallat
Eruda, 2006
Black lead on fibreglass
419 x 169 x 122 cm
Eruda is a mammoth iconic sculpture of a young boy selling books on the traffic lights of Mumbai. The children (who could sometimes be illiterate) often sell these books authoritatively, playfully engaging in conversations about the book’s interest value; their rigour, audacity and endurance making them mascots for the resilience of a city such as Mumbai. Kallat’s sculpture has feet shaped like homes, forming the quintessential image of a nomad whose home is where he lays his feet. Treated in black-lead, ‘Eruda’ ensures that you take back a black stain on your fingers if you choose to touch him; also black-lead is the softest form of carbon while diamond remains the hardest.
Jitish Kallat
Death Of Distance, 2007
Black lead on fibreglass, a rupee coin and five lenticular prints
Sculpture 161 cm diameter Prints 46 x 60 cm
In Death of Distance five lenticular prints bring together contrasting experiences of living in India today. Each of the panels highlight two divergent news stories; the launch of ‘one rupee a minute’ telephone rates across India and a disturbing story of a girl who committed suicide because her mother couldn’t afford the one rupee she wanted for a school lunch. A rigid rupee coin is balanced on the gallery floor, while the two narratives flip and interchange depending on the position of the viewer.
Jitish Kallat
Annexe, 2006
Black lead, fiberglass, stainless steel base
(Including the base) 145 x 46 x 46 cm
Jitish Kallat
Rickshawpolis 4, 2006
Acrylic on canvas with bronze gargoyles
178 x 274 cm
Jitish Kallat
Untitled (Eclipse) 3, 2007
Acrylic on canvas, triptych
274 x 518 cm
Jitish Kallat
Untitled (Eclipse) 5, 2008
Acrylic on canvas, in three panels
229 x 518 cm