Achidu

Pork fat melts owing to the surrounding temperature, symbolising the gradual loss of something important. Fabric clouds release crystal bead 'rain'—tears, and the soft breaking-down that happens within.

Artists

Duti Umpe (Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh), Revika Burang (Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh)

Medium

Pork fat, charcoal, clay, acrylic, wood, net, fabric, synthetic cotton, beads

Venue

BMS Warehouse, Opposite Holy Cross Church Mattancherry (Kuriachante Nada)

Timings

10AM to 6PM (Mon to Sunday)

Till March 31st, 2026

About

Achidu brings together two artists from Arunachal Pradesh to explore how nature transforms and sometimes destroys what is silver-lined over time. Duti Umpe and Revika Burang draw from cultural and personal experiences to show this fragile transformation.

In Duti's work, pork fat melts in the gallery's temperature, symbolising gradual loss and echoing traditions such as burning parts of the jhum field to mark age. This melting becomes a reminder of how time erodes both memory and meaning.

Revika's fabric clouds release crystal bead 'rain'—the other kind of melting. Tears. The soft breaking-down that happens within. Light and vulnerability align, showing how relief and pain blend into each other.

Together: a shared narrative of shifts, destruction, healing, and continual transformation—coexisting in the outside and the inside.

Kochi Biennale 2025