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KYTA
A TRAVEL AND ART EXPERIMENT
KALGA, HIMACHAL PRADESH
COMMUNITY
Since its inception in 2014, KYTA has hosted 80+ experimental artists (in 2019) from different parts of India and from all 6 continents working across a wide array of disciplines. With each edition, the attempt has been to bring together a mix of practices, styles, experience, and cultures for horizontal and vertical spread of skills, process and knowledge.
The community has grown organically over the years through recommendations from past artists and team members besides the curatorial network. Resident artists have also returned to the program as visiting artists or crew unravelling layers of their connection.
We are grateful to all the artists and all those who made their presence possible to share their thoughts, ideas and actions that will continue to brew in our growing community.
RESIDENT ARTISTS
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SEBASTIEN LEMONON
(NETHERLANDS)
VINYL MONTAGES
Resident 2018
POONAM JAIN
(INDIA)
<VISUAL ART, SCULPTURE, INSTALLATIONS>
Resident 2018
ABI JOY SAMUEL
(UK)
FASHION
AND VISUAL ART
Resident 2018
MARLENE HAUSSEGER
(AUSTRIA)
INSTALLATION / LAND ART
Resident 2018
ALINE VEILLAT
(SWITZERLAND)
<SOIL ECOSYSTEMS>
Resident 2018
ABHISHEK PANDAY
(INDIA)
<SCULPTURE>
Resident 2018
VIVEK CHOCKALINGAM
(INDIA)
INSTALLATION ART
Resident 2018
SMRUTHI ESWAR
(INDIA)
VISUAL ART
Resident 2018
ALEXIS CICCIU
(ITALY)
<PERFORMANCE>
Resident 2018
SARAH BAHR
(FRANCE)
<POETRY AND THEATRE>
Resident 2018
GREGORY CHAPUISAT
(SWITZERLAND)
LAND ART
Resident 2017
SIMON WUNDERLICH
(SWITZERLAND)
INSTALLATION ART
Resident 2017
MIRJAM SPOOLDER
(SWITZERLAND)
<FASHION / TEXTILE>
Resident 2017
MARGARITA KENNEDY
(SWITZERLAND)
<DANCE / THEATRE>
Resident 2017
JAEHONG JO
(SOUTH KOREA)
<VISUAL ART>
Resident 2017
SEOLAE LEE
(SOUTH KOREA)
INSTALLATION ART
Resident 2017
IKKYUN SHIN
(SOUTH KOREA)
<INSTALLATION ART>
Resident 2017
HYEJIN SHIN
(SOUTH KOREA)
<VISUAL ART>
Resident 2017
JUHEE LEE
(SOUTH KOREA)
<CRITIQUE / WRITING>
Resident 2017
SHAILESH BR
(INDIA)
<SCULPTURE, PAINTING
AND INSTALLATION ART>
Resident 2017
AKASH SHARMA
(INDIA)
<SOUND ARCHITECTURE>
Resident 2017
snehal thomas
(INDIA)
<sound architecture>
Resident 2017
ABHINAV MISHRA
(INDIA)
architecture
Resident 2017
ayesha hassanwalia
(INDIA)
dance / movement
Resident 2017
atia sen
(INDIA)
<installation art>
Resident 2017
gaurav godkhindi
(india)
music
Resident 2017
MARIA CUKOR
(SLOVAKIA)
CRAFT AND PERFORMANCE
Resident 2016
FARAH MULLA
(INDIA)
SOUND / INSTALLATION ART
Resident 2016
SHARATH NARAYAN
(INDIA)
<MUSIC>
Resident 2016
SERGIO RACANATI
(ITALY)
<SOCIAL COMMENTARY>
Resident 2016
HARSHA DURUGADDA
(INDIA)
<SCULPTURE AND INSTALLATION ART>
Resident 2016
NADINE BALDOW
(GERMANY)
INSTALLATION ART
Resident 2016
ROHAN JOGLEKAR
(INDIA)
<VISUAL ART>
Resident 2016
SACHIN SHETTY
(INDIA)
<VISUAL ART AND MUSIC>
Resident 2016
SAM HEESEN
(USA)
<OPTICS>
Resident 2016
JO VOYSEY
(SOUTH AFRICA)
PHARMACOLOGICAL ART
Resident 2016
MRINAL BAHUKHANDI
(INDIA)
<FILM AND OPTICS>
Resident 2015
SUMAIYA SAYED
(INDIA)
<VISUAL ART>
Resident 2015
ADITI KULKARNI
(INDIA)
NEW MEDIA
Resident 2015
VINNY BHAGAT
(INDIA)
AUDIO-VISUAL SYNTHESIS
Resident 2015
JEANNE BERBINAU AUBRY
(FRANCE)
VISUAL AND INSTALLATION ART
Resident 2015
LAURA O'RORKE
(FRANCE)
PERFORMANCE DESIGN
Resident 2015
ANMARI WILI
(SWITZERLAND)
<MUSIC AND THEATRE>
Resident 2015
AMEET SINGH
(INDIA)
<ARCHITECTURE>
Resident 2014
RASHI JAIN
(INDIA)
<POTTERY / SCULPTURE>
Resident 2014
WEI CHING-JU
(TAIWAN)
<DANCE AND THEATRE>
Resident 2014
EMILE DEGORCE
(FRANCE)
<SCULPTURE>
Resident 2014
ALEC SCHACHNER
(VIETNAM)
<LINGUISTICS AND MUSIC>
Resident 2014
DAMIAN LINOSSI
(ARGENTINA)
<VISUAL ART>
Resident 2014
MEGHA KATYAL
(INDIA)
<WOVEN ART>
Resident 2014
SACHIN PILLAI
(INDIA)
<FILM>
Resident 2014
SANAYA ARDESHIR
(INDIA)
MUSIC
Resident 2014
STEPHANIE MANRIQUE
(MEXICO)
<FILM>
Resident 2015
CHARLOTTE WARD
(FRANCE/UK)
<PHOTOGRAPHY>
Resident 2015
MARIELLE CHABAL
(FRANCE)
FICTION
Resident 2015
KARAN PANDIT
(INDIA)
<PERFORMANCE>
Resident 2015
FERNANDO VISOCKIS
(BRAZIL)
<NEW MEDIA>
Resident 2014
Residents
VISITING ARTISTS
JAYA RAMCHANDANI
(INDIA)
<PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY>
(2014 / 2016)
ARSH SAYED
(INDIA)
<PHOTOGRAPHY>
(2014 / 2016 / 2017)
susmit sen
(india)
<music>
(2017)
SHANGLIN WU
(TAIWAN)
<CURATING>
(2014)
AMI SHROFF
(INDIA)
<MIXOLOGIST>
(2014)
ARFAAZ KAGALWALA
(INDIA)
<MUSIC>
(2016)
HARSHVARDHAN KADAM
(INDIA)
<VISUAL ART>
(2016)
ROSALIND MALIK
(INDIA)
<PAINTING>
(2016)
melanie hardage
(india)
<music>
(2017)
DYLAN BAKKER
(NEW ZEALAND)
<VISUAL ART AND PERFORMANCE>
(2016)
larysa bauge
(netherlands)
<performance art>
(2017)
DIYA SARKER
(india)
<VISUAL ART>
(2016)
SACHIN PILLAI
(INDIA)
<FILM>
(2015 / 2016)
VINNY BHAGAT
(INDIA)
<AUDIO-VISUAL SYNTHESIS>
(2014)
AVI REBELLO
(INDIA)
<SENSORY EXPERIMENTS>
(2014)
ROMIKA CHAWLA
(INDIA)
<IP RIGHTS>
(2014)
SUMAIYA SAYED
(INDIA)
<VISUAL ART>
(2016)
JAEHONG JO
(SOUTH KOREA)
<VISUAL ART>
(2015)
Visiting
TEAM MEMBERS
CHRISTABEL MENEZES
(INDIA)
<ARTIST MANAGER>
(2015)
ROSHNI MISTRY
(INDIA)
<WELLNESS INSTRUCTOR>
(2014)
SUNNY SUN
(INDIA)
<WELLNESS INSTRUCTOR>
(2015)
RABIA SHAIKH
(INDIA)
<ARTIST MANAGER>
(2014)
SANJU NEGI
(INDIA)
< RESEDENCY MANAGER>
(2014-2016)
ADITYAVARDHAN GUPTA
(INDIA)
<DOCUMENTATION DIRECTOR>
(2014)
PRADEEPTO SEN
(INDIA)
<DOCUMENTATION EDITOR>
(2014)
PREMU
(INDIA)
<RESIDENCY MANAGER>
(2017)
HASHIM QAYOOM
(INDIA)
<CO-FOUNDING HOST AND RESIDENCY DIRECTOR>
(2014 ONWARDS)
SHAZEB ARIF S.
(INDIA)
<CO-FOUNDING CURATOR
AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR>
(2014 ONWARDS)
TEK RAM
(INDIA)
<LOCAL FACILITATION
AND CO-ORDINATION>
(2014)
RATAN NEGI
(INDIA)
<RESIDENCY MANAGER>
(2017 )
BIANCA MENDONCA
(INDIA)
<CO-FOUNDER AND RESEDENCY MANAGER>
(2014)
SAMEER SINGH
(INDIA)
<DOCUMENTATION
DIRECTOR>
(2015 ONWARDS)
SHAZIA SHAIKH
(INDIA)
<ARTIST MANAGER>
(2017 ONWARDS)
SHAWN PEREIRA
(INDIA)
<RESIDENCY MANAGER>
(2015)
Team
ASSOCIATES
RANA GHOSE
(INDIA)
<CO-CURATOR>
(2016)
HAILY GRENET
(FRANCE)
<CO-CURATOR>
(2014)
SHANGLIN WU
(TAIWAN)
<CO-CURATOR>
(2014)
JAEHONG JO
(SOUTH KOREA)
<VISUAL ART>
(2017)
Associates
partners
RANA GHOSE
(INDIA)
<CO-CURATOR>
(2016)
HAILY GRENET
(FRANCE)
<CO-CURATOR>
(2014)
SHANGLIN WU
(TAIWAN)
<CO-CURATOR>
(2014)
JAEHONG JO
(SOUTH KOREA)
<VISUAL ART>
(2017)
PATRONS AND FRIENDS
Karma Yatri is an experiential travel company specializing in motorcycle expeditions in the Himalayas and road trips across India.
This experiment with KYTA is to observe the interaction between travel & art. This region over centuries has impacted the art of many artists but here-in we aim to explore the impact of art & the artist - on travel. Will this experiment change the perspective towards travel?
PAST SUPPORTERS
2018
PRO-HELVETIA - SWISS ARTS COUNCIL: PARTNER (ZURICH AND NEW DELHI)
BASEL CITY - DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE
AUSTRIAN CULTURAL FORUM
2017
PRO-HELVETIA - SWISS ARTS COUNCIL: PARTNER (ZURICH AND NEW DELHI)
MODI DIGITAL: PRO-AUDIO PARTNER (MUMBAI)
ATELIER MONDIAL: ARTIST ASSOCIATION (BASEL, CH)
AUSSTELLUNGSRAUM KLINGENTAL: ARTIST ASSOCIATION (BASEL, CH)
ALPS ART ACADEMY: ARTIST ASSOCIATION (TENNA, CH)
ARTLABBAN: ARTIST ASSOCIATION (SEOUL)
THE FOUNDATION: ARTIST ASSOCIATION (MUMBAI)
GUJRAL FOUNDATION: SHOWCASE PARTNER (NEW DELHI)
OUR CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN FOR #KYTA2017 RAISED 2,76,485 INR - A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING SUPPORTERS!
SUSHIL FOMRA, SUSHANT, PRAVEEN, SIDHANT, PRANAV MISHRA, SHASHWAT JAYAKUMAR, SUNDEEP HOLANI, MANISH KUMAR, AMIT ANAND, ABBAS ALI, SAHAR SHAMIM, ARSH SAYED, QASIM, PRUTHVIRAJ JAISINGRAO PATIL, SNEHAL THOMAS, SAYADAT NOOR, KEA FOGELBERG, DEEPA, RAHUL BOSE, RABIA FATHIMA, ELSA BOUTILLIER, IPSITA NAYAK, VILLAVAN ELANGO, KAVYASHRI SHASTRI, RISHI MEHRA AND EAKTA
2016
CONTEMPORARY ART WEEK (NEW DELHI): KYTA 2016 SHOWCASE HOST
BEART (ITALY): CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN FOR INTERNATIONAL ARTIST SUPPORT
2015
VILLA ARSON (NICE, FRANCE): ARTIST SUPPORT
SHIVNAKAUN MEDIA ARTS (NEW DELHI): ARTIST SUPPORT
ZORBA THE BUDDHA (NEW DELHI): KYTA 2015 SHOWCASE HOST
2014
BAYLIN CODDINGTON MEMORIAL FOUNDATION (USA): ARTIST SUPPORT
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF MIGRATION (SWITZERLAND): ARTIST SUPPORT
DUX COWORKING (SAO PAULO, BRAZIL): ARTIST SUPPORT
HOTSPRING PROJECT / SHANGLIN WU (TAIPEI, TAIWAN): ARTIST SUPPORT
ZORBA THE BUDDHA (NEW DELHI): KYTA 2014 SHOWCASE HOST
WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR PERSONAL SUPPORT TO AMPLIFY OUR EFFORTS AT KYTA SINCE ITS INCEPTION
ABBAS, PHILIPPE, MAHESH, RAMA, ADITYA, DEEPA, NIKHIL, VINNY
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