Looking again at RAQS Collective
Raqs Media Collective
founded 1992, in Delhi
Raqs Media Collective (Monica Narula, Jeebesh Bagchi & Shuddhabrata Sengupta) follows its self-declared imperative of ‘kinetic contemplation’ to produce a trajectory that is restless in its forms and methods, yet concise with the infra procedures that it invents. The collective makes contemporary art, edits books, curates exhibitions, and stages situations. It has collaborated with architects, computer programmers, writers, curators, and theatre directors, and has made films. It co-founded Sarai—the inter-disciplinary and incubatory space at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi—in 2001, where it initiated processes that have left deep impact on contemporary culture in India…
http://www.raqsmediacollective.net/
Notes
- embedded critically
- lacking in degree show
- constant questioning
- invite critical discussion and dialogue
- relationship with space
- Flucksus Handbook
- Radical Incompleteness
- – 4 non-(in) equality of practices
- “all ignorance is infinite”
- Minor Media – Major and Minor – I found this of particular interest when thinking of what or how to be with regard politics, art and opinion. Don’t need to replace the major voice – the minor is a necessity – never seek to replace the major
- Celebrate the revolutionary power of the minor (Deleueze & Guattari)
- Continuous Exchange – not to overthrow – not revolution and change but to reclaim activity of not joining in
- generate different pedagogies – look at Marck Fisher – new forms of collectivity – post capitalist desire
- Moments of Joy!