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OCT-NOV, 2015

KYTA

A TRAVEL AND ART EXPERIMENT

KYTA 2015

OCT 15 - NOV 26 / KALGA, HIMACHAL PRADESH

The 2nd edition of the KYTA residency program was an interdisciplinary collaboration between 11 resident artists, representing India and France, to produce material for a feature-length film within 6 weeks. The residency opened in mid-October and closed on 26 November 2015 with an artistic showcase of the residency experience in New Delhi, India.

The final artistic result, Inedie, a feature film, was finished in February 2017 with a background score designed with music by

9 experimental Indian music artists.

Inedie (2017): Trailer In the 2015 KYTA residency, 11 artists representing India and France made a feature film from scratch as an unified artistic result. The film now features music by 8 experimental Indian sound artists.	Inedie (2017): Teaser Poster Poster design by Sumaiya Sayed for the artistic result of KYTA 2015	KYTA 2015 Artistic Showcase The KYTA 2015 residency program was officially closed with an artistic showcase at Zorba the Buddha (New Delhi), on November 26 2015.
The KYTA 2015 family Meet the artists-in-residence, visiting artists and the home team of KYTA 2015.	KYTA 2015: Behind the Scenes Watch weekly videos from the 6 weeks of the residency program including the "Behind the Scenes" of the untitled feature film production at KYTA 2015. Captured by by Sameer Singh.	Curator's Report (KYTA 2015) Shazeb Arif S. (Co-founder, Curator and residency Director) recounts the experience of the 2nd edition of KYTA and the various reasons behind the program, the artists and the framework.
KYTA 2015 - Images Photo stream of images from KYTA 2015 clicked by Charlotte Ward, Sameer Singh and Shazeb Arif S.

ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE

5 Indian and 6 artists representing France, each working across diverse disciplines produced material for an experimental feature-length film during 6 weeks in residency in Kalga, Himachal Pradesh, India.

Laura O'Rorke - Performance Art	Jeanne Aubry - Installation Art	Aditi Kulkarni - New Media
Mrinal Bahukhandi - Film maker	Karan Pandit - Actor	Sumaiya Sayed - Design/ Illustration
Vinny Bhagat - Music Technology	Marielle Chabal - Writer	Charlotte Ward - Photography
Anmari Metsa Yabi Wili - Music	Stephanie Manrique - Film maker

VISITING ARTISTS

KYTA invites artists and creative professionals for shorter periods to infuse new thoughts and practices via workshops, discussions and parallel creation. The visiting artists either work with the residents or spend time for solo creation or conduct activities for the local communities.

Jaehong Jo - Artist / Director	Arfaaz Kagalwala - Music Producer
Sachin Pillai - Film maker	Rosalind Malik - Painter
Harshvardhan Kadam - Visual Art	Kanwal Singh - Yoga Practitioner

KYTA 2015: HOME TEAM

The hosts, curators, managers and on-ground team of KYTA 2015.

Hashim Qayoom - Host	Sameer Singh-Documentation Director
Shawn Pereira - Artist Manager	Christabel Menezes-Residency Manager
Sanju Negi - Host	Shazeb Arif S. - Curator

Artists & Team

WANDER WORKSHOP SERIES

In each edition, KYTA invites its resident artists to produce a workshop of their choice to draw in the rest of the artist group into their own practices, thought streams, and interests.

INEDIE: ARTISTIC RESULT OF KYTA 2015

Inedie is defined as 'being able to live without food'. Set in a post-apocalyptic near-future at the roof of the world (Himalayas), the film explores the habitat of a sect in human form that emerges from the poisoned waters that destroyed all beings on Earth. The members belonging to this sect or species feed on light in a world where the sun never sets. This new world of disparate light beings is challenged by nature as light begins to dwindle with their breaths, and a leader emerges in the last night on the planet.

The film is the artistic result of KYTA 2015 residency program that invited 11 artists representing India and France to produce material for a feature-length film in 6 weeks.

Press Release

Making of the Film

INEDIE: CREDITS

KARMA YATRI PRESENTS A KYTA PRODUCTION

PROJECT WRITTEN AND DEVELOPED IN RESIDENCY BY KYTA 2015 ARTISTS
JEANNE BERBINAU AUBRY LAURA O’RORKE SUMAIYA SAYED ADITI KULKARNI CHARLOTTE J WARD MARIELLE CHABAL ANMARI METSA YABI WILI STEPHANIE MANRIQUE

MRINAL BAHUKHANDI VINNY BHAGAT KARAN PANDIT

FEATURING

KARAN PANDIT
CHARLOTTE J. WARD SUMAIYA SAYED CHRISTABEL MENEZES JAEHONG JO JEANNE BERBINAU AUBRY

SUNNY SUN SHAZEB ARIF S.

ALL SPEECHES WRITTEN IN FRENCH BY

MARIELLE CHABAL
ALL SPEECHES TRANSLATED TO ENGLISH BY

CHARLOTTE J WARD

BACKGROUND SCORE

GAURAV GODKHINDI

MUSIC BY

UDIT DUSEJA DA SAZ JAMBLU RIATSU SOULSPACE

JESSOP&CO. HEMANT SREEKUMAR VINNY BHAGAT