{"product_id":"tamasha-abhishek-khedekar","title":"Tamasha - Abhishek Khedekar","description":"\u003cp\u003eIndian artist Abhishek Khedekar's experimental docu-fiction follows a 100-person nomadic troupe of Dalit 'families' performing Tamasha: a travelling form of performance combining dance, music, and visual art dating back to the 1800s. As post-independence India moved away from rural dance and song forms, Tamasha became stigmatised, polarised and relegated in Indian society. Criss-crossing the state of Maharashtra, Khedekar's images dive into the complexity of this sociocultural fabric with a dizzying array of artistic techniques by utilising archival material, collage, documentary photography, performance, sound and video. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKhedekar's bricolage of experimental visual narratives elevates the make-do, unpretentious attitude of Tamasha performance into a unique aesthetic of song, community and expression: situating Tamasha's traditions in modern India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKhedekar is the recipient of Publishing Performance 2022: an artist’s residency and publishing award focused on the intersections of photography and performance. Khedekar developed his work as artist-in-residence at Mahler \u0026amp; LeWitt Studios in Spoleto, Italy, for a book to be edited, designed and published by Loose Joints.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLoose Joints, 2023\u003cbr\u003eSoftcover, 88pp \u003cbr\u003e260 x 220mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tenderbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64906245865849,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0488\/8029\/files\/Tenderbooks-2_80651d24-fcdc-4526-96c3-6a53bf70925b.jpg?v=1792172830","url":"https:\/\/tenderbooks.co.uk\/products\/tamasha-abhishek-khedekar","provider":"Tenderbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}