Born in Sidapur, Kiran Subbaiah was trained as a sculptor from Royal College of Art, London and MSU, Baroda. He works in many genres including photography, video, sculpture and installation. It is often through the act of humour and irony that the artist is able to draw out his observations on the world. He questions the relationship between function and value through his art works causing reactions and effects.
He has exhibited his works at Chatterjee & Lal, Mumbai; Indian Highway, Serpentine Gallery, London, Paris, Delhi, Bombay ; Pompidou Centre, Paris. He has participated in residencies all over the world including Flaggfabrikken, Bergen, Norway; Khoj, New Delhi; Stiftung Kuenstlerdorf Schoeppingen, Germany; Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam.
Kiran Subbaiah
Concealments, 1999
Index:
1. Hello I am...
2. Now I see it
3. Droppings
4. Sacraments for Toilet-paper
5. Salt Water
6. While the Mouth is Still Full...
7. Pinnacle
8. Reality and the Mirror
9. Blind Eye
10. Strip Tease
11. Beginnings