Experimenting with image,
sound and space. Crafting
immersive experiences.
Rod Zegwi
Dan Pikan (2016)
Rod Zegwi Dan Pikan is a short film that won the Tzebu d’Or at the Rencontres du Film Court in Madagascar. Described as a “gorgeous animated visual essay” during its North American premiere at the Palm Springs International ShortFest 2016, the short was selected for more than 30 festivals worldwide.
Rod Zegwi Dan Pikan is an introspective look into the state of mind of a woman. The film recounts the protagonist’s battles in life, her relationship with her daughter, and her struggles with addiction. This film is a meditation on the nature of human memory.
It was shot on 35mm stills, over multiple exposures. The stills were hand-processed and soaked, physically and chemically tempered.
View ProjectHikupkampus (2015)
Hikupkampus was an experiential art installation featuring 11 CRT TVs, a DVD player, headphones, and an old dentist chair. This setup created an immersive journey into a mosaic of memories spanning over three generations, from the 1960s to the present day. The installation was exhibited at an art gallery in the west of Mauritius.
Each screen displayed a different montage of homemade videos; each headphone delivered a unique soundtrack. The audio aligned with the video at rare intervals. This deliberate dissonance enhanced the representation of fragmented and overlapping memories.
The single dentist chair symbolizes the viewer’s role as an observer, akin to an eye rolled back into the socket, peering into the depths of the mind. The tangled cables resemble nerve endings, connecting the viewer to the sensory input and amplifying the immersive experience.
The footage consisted of personal, homemade videos from the Azim’s family, capturing moments across 50 years and three generations. This rich tapestry of visual and auditory elements invited viewers to reflect on the nature of memory and the passage of time, making Hikupkampus a profound exploration of personal and collective history.
Porlwi
Theatre (2016)
A live show featuring projection mapping and a dance performance, written and directed by yours truly. Performed on the exterior of the theatre, the show tells the story of an old man journeying through his memories, exploring themes of love, grief, and the bittersweet nature of reminiscence.
This show was was conceived to breathe new life into the Port Louis Theatre, which had been closed for over 15 years for renovations, with no plans to reopen anytime soon. It was commissioned by the PORLWI festival in Mauritius.
ID - GAF (2016)
Two people place their heads inside a capsule, observing as LED lights shift on either side of a two-way mirror. This creates the illusion of their faces melting into each other.
The installation explores our sense of empathy, demonstrating how mere visual cues can evoke a near-tactile sensation of another person’s skin.
Photo
collections
Combava #4
(2020)
35mm Positive / Cross processed, soaked in Combava juice (a citrus fruit) / Part of a longer series of photographic portraits taken in India.
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Moro Da
(2019)
35mm black and white film / Hand processed using Caffenol process and Salt fixing / An introspection into the multiple microcosm of Diego Suarez. Scanned a series shot while following the dwellers of different neighbourhoods during their daily rituals and routine.
Photos taken during the Regards Croisée Residency in Madagascar in 2019. They were proiected for an exhibition at the Institue Francas de Diego Suarez.
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Mouss Zon
(2019)
35mm positive / Burned / Created in the context of a book on colours curated by Shakti Callikan. An investigation on how colours are associated to animals, food, local culture in the creole language of Mauritius. The present picture illustrates the yellow of the “yellow wasp”, literally the Mouss Zonn.
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Sao Joao x
Orchestro Voador
(2018)
35mm Black and white film / Hand processed/ Scanned Film roll exposed twice over the span of two months. Once in the context of a residency in Sao Joao in Brazil and the second while covering the concert bloco ‘Orchestro Voador” in Rio during the Carnival. Two locations, two universes, Two timelines, colliding.
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Indian Railways
(2014)
35mm Black and white film / Hand processed / Scanned Part of a series of photographs taken on the Indian Railways in 2014, traversing Mumbai, up and down, and up again.
Observing the multitude of lives that take place merely on those tracks, almost whole villages built on sides of moving trains. As much as they are fleeting images to us, the same goes for them. A fleeting exchange. Exhibited at Expo 13, Mauritius, 2015
View SeriesBrief Eurorack etudes &
experimentations
Plant in the
Machine
Recorded piano chords into the modular using a piezo microphone. In turn, connected a plant into the modular. The fluctuations in electrical conductivity of the plant decided how often to play the same note, how long and how much to granulate the sound. I accompanied with some sparse notes of my own. Like a duet between myself and the plant, through a machine.
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Recorded piano chords into the modular using a piezo microphone. In turn, connected a plant into the modular. The fluctuations in electrical conductivity of the plant decided how often to play the same note, how long and how much to granulate the sound. I accompanied with some sparse notes of my own. Like a duet between myself and the plant, through a machine.
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