Vivan Sundaram

Vivan Sundaram was born in 1943 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. He studied painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Baroda. This was followed by the Slade School of Fine Art, London where he did a course in film history and made several experiments in 8mm film. Back in India however, he continued with painting using photography only as a reference, until two decades later when he became one of the earliest Indian artists to start experimenting with video. In 1989,          he became the founder and trustee of the Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust, for which he conceived projects such as ‘Artists Against Communalism’ (1991) and ‘Gift For India’ (1997). From the 1990s, his principle medium became installation, in which he used a wide range of materials including photography, paper and video, and focussed on critical socio-political issues, impacted by globalisation. In recent years, he has worked with the Sher-Gil archive to recreate his family history with digitalized photography and video. Vivan Sundaram lives and works as an artist and curator in New Delhi.  

VIDEOGRAPHY
2002 Indira’s Piano Double Channel Video/Object Installation. 10 Minutes Each 2002 Voyage Home Double Channel Video Installation. 3 Minutes Each 1999 Structures Of Memory Single Channel Video. 30 Minutes 1999 Calcutta Memorial Single Channel Video Installation. 8 Minutes 1996 Carrier Single Monitor Installation. 5 Minutes 1995 Sher-Gil Archive Double Monitor Installation. 4 Minutes Each 1994 Couples - Photo Album Vancouver Single Channel Video. 20 Minutes 1992 House/Boat Three Monitor Installation. 4 Minutes Each