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Ejum Riba examines Indigenous erasure and the history of the Adi people in "Simulation & Abor Wars." These paintings for Students' Biennale Kochi explore the complexities of the British Raj, decolonial practice, and the personal family histories that shape our view of the past.
Ejum Riba's two paintings tackle big questions through deeply personal lenses. Simulation examines how certain educational systems work to erase Indigenous cultures and local knowledge. It's a meditation on indoctrination—and what gets lost when we homogenise young minds.
Abor Wars reaches further back, to the conflicts between the British Raj and the Adi people of Northeast India (1858-1912). But Ejum complicates the resistance narrative through his own grandfather's complicated admiration for certain British officials. History, he shows us, is rarely black and white.
Kochi Biennale 2025
Kochi Biennale 2025-26
The Students' Biennale, running alongside the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, has always been a space where tomorrow's artistic giants take their first bold leaps. This year's edition brings together young artists from art schools across India—each with stories that demand to be heard.
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