A steel sundial stands in the courtyard of Pepper House, angled at exactly 32 degrees north. That's the latitude of Palestine. Here's what's inside Pepper House at the Kochi Biennale
Discover ‘You I Could Not Save’ at Simi Warehouse, Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2025. Explore Gandhi’s final 10,000 miles alongside works by 10 iconic Kerala artists.
He never saw it installed. The iron cages were built. The actor stepped inside. The photographer shot for hours. But Vivan Sundaram — one of India's most important artists — died on March 29, 2023, before his final work could be shown to the world. Now, that work has come to My Beloved Fort Kochi.
A dot matrix printer screeches in the corner of a Mattancherry warehouse. Slowly, it spits out a long scroll of paper — observations, thoughts, fragments of conversation between artists who may never meet in person.
Imagine a small bronze figure locked inside a museum case. She has stood still for thousands of years. But what if she could suddenly breathe, sweat, and move? This performance does not just look at history. It wakes it up.
If you want to understand the soul of Mattancherry, you don’t look at the maps or blogs; you look at the plates. From the crunch of a Gujarati samosa to the legendary Erachi Choru at Nooriyas, this town is a map of migration you can taste.
In the spice-laden air of Mattancherry, the story of a culture is usually told through what remains in the bottom of a cooking pot. But this Wednesday, the familiar scent of coconut oil and cardamom will face a quiet, revolutionary interloper: the sharp, Andean acidity of a Peruvian kitchen.
Murthovic and Gopika of Nadabramha Studio invite you to a sensory evening of field recordings, live sound, and conversations at Forplay Society, Mattancherry.
Experimental sound, noise, and multichannel sonic practices return to Mattancherry. Wetspace Noise Drips 4.0 brings DIY electronics, custom synthesizers, and cross-disciplinary performance across three days at Forplay Society.
The rug extends a muted invitation, asking the body to settle within its folds. Monika traces the quiet turbulence of everyday life—frictions, doubts, and the comforting panic of solitude.
The Peta (turban) and Mancha (rope bed)—two objects that carry a farmer's life. When the turban is placed on the bed, it signifies rest, grueling work completed, earned repose.
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