“My Reality is Different” Installation view at Arario Gallery Seoul ©Arario Gallery
From September 1 to October 21, Arario Gallery Seoul presents My Reality is Different, a solo exhibition by Indian video artist Nalini MALANI (b. 1946).
Nalini MALANI pays attention to various themes and characters from literature, philosophy, history, and mythology, with a particular focus on women’s roles and issues such as inequality, violence, and social oppression. By mixing historical and cultural elements, the artist expands the narrative of her work to include stories that are not only Indian but also of a transnational nature. These themes are expressed through the overlaying of multiple images and the use of intense colors and dynamic movement in the videos.
The exhibition continues this trend through performance, drawing, and video works. In (2020-2023), a video work consisting of 34 hand-drawn iPad animations, the animations play against a backdrop of classic paintings from the National Gallery London selected by the artist. Inspired by the Polish poet Wisława Szymborska’s ‘Ballad’, the story of a murdered woman, is told through painting and video. Also, the wall drawing/erasure performance , which has been produced in collaboration with local women artists from the exhibiting countries since 1992, will be presented with five Korean artists, including SIM Raejung and Lee Yejoo.
