#UNRESTRICTED21 raises the bar globally with the magnum opus art installation
Historic performance art unveiling for 12 hours takes the world by storm
Pablo
Picasso once said, “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like
an artist”. Art has transgressed boundaries since time immemorial. The
first objects made by humans for any number of spiritual, narrative,
philosophical, symbolic, conceptual, documentary, decorative, and even
functional and other purposes, but with a primary emphasis on its aesthetic
visual form. The City of Joy, Kolkata, witnessed one of the most innovative,
benchmark in performance art sphere which generally involves four basic
elements: time, space, body, and presence of the artist, and the relation
between the creator and the public. Tala Prattoy, in its 96th
year of Durga Puja Celebration has set the global benchmark with a
subliminal and picturesque work of art. The aesthetically designed art
installation was conceptualized by visual artist & scenographer Susanta
Paul. The art narrates the core story of every human being’s state of mind
during the ongoing pandemic. The 50 feet outer structure reflecting the
restrictions that people had in their hearts during the COVID–19 pandemic was
pulled down by the club officials and the entire outer artwork signifying the
inaccessible existence for the last two years marking the beginning of
#UNRESTRICTED21, through an ongoing performance slowly unveiled the inner sanctum
sanctorum in the presence of select members and crews from the club on the
auspicious occasion of Mahalaya, the day which marks the beginning of Durga
Pujo.
Visual artist, scenographer and National Award winner Shri Susanta
Paul, the man who conceptualized this entire
magnum opus, stated, “What we witnessed today was no less than a narrative
which found expression in the form of an ephemeral and authentic experience for
the performers and virtual audience in an event that could not be repeated,
captured or purchased. The world has been passing through a sickening
suffocation of captivity due to the curse of pandemic. We tried to capture the
pain and emotions that the people were going through by staying indoors. Durga
Puja is one of the biggest festival season in India and across the world. We
should not forget that COVID is not over yet and we should always maintain
COVID protocols. This art narrates the story that everyone of us has faced
during the pandemic. The 1000 windows are the inner windows of every human
being which tells the sublime story that were never expressed.”
Mrityunjay Biswas, CFO, Tala Prattoy and Chiranjib Chatterjee,
Assistant Secretary, Tala Prattoy stated, “Tala
Prattoy, has been one of the most noteworthy organizers of Durga Puja Festival
in Kolkata. With the pandemic wreaking the lives around us and our very
existence being questioned and quarantined it demanded an art form which would
be etched on the minds of the audience forever. Over the last 10-15 years
Bengalis have not limited their biggest festival to just celebration, it has
earned the epithet of being the epicentre of art which demands to be restored
for their sheer grandeur and thought-provoking concepts. This year too we will
be following the COVID protocols laid down by the Hon’ble High Court and
respective State and Central Governments besides Police Administration and
spread the message that being UNRESTRICTED does not mean to be careless it is a
call to action to remain vigilant as the pandemic is not over yet. We are
thankful to artist Shri Susanta Paul who has created this huge structure and
through performance art depicted the trials and tribulations humanity has been
facing world over.”
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