Meena Kandasamy: A Wise One, a Warrior Publikationen Hanser Verlag

Hanser Verlag

goddesses and heroes

In the exhibitions of the Ethnological Museum

seven works of Kunst am Bau (art in architecture) have been realized at the Humboldt Forum

Part of the series Objects talk back

Meena Kandasamy: A Wise One, a Warrior Publikationen Hanser VerlagObjects talk back Meena Kandasamy contemplates the Mithuna couple, a 17th century ivory sculpture from Tamil Nadu, India. Starting from this depiction of lovers, the author unfolds a multilayered narrative that moves in several directions through images, questions, and contradictions. "How can we look at this piece without talking about who created it?" she asks, examining how caste and class are as indelibly etched into the object as its physical