Bombed - A Trilogy a combined-Arts Exhibition

By Saranjit Birdi 2022

More than 70 years after the end of the Second World War, countries around the world continue to live under the shadow of bombing, and the current conflict in Ukraine has reignited old tensions across Europe. ‘Bombed: A Trilogy’ 11-21 November 2023 is a combined-arts exhibition of new and retrospective works. Through painting, dance, music and poetry, the work confronts issues of bombing, war and conflict resolution, exploring the World War II Blitzes of Coventry, Dresden and Birmingham and their relationship with current events. The Trilogy includes 'Bombed - A Moonlight Sonata I (2011) and Il (2019)' and ‘Bombed - Full Circle (2022)', and premiered at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry November 2022.

Saranjit Birdi

Saranjit Birdi

Portraiture

This drawing was created live over four days through August 2012 and is part of an ongoing series titled 'Limits'. begun in 2011 at the Folkestone Triennial Fringe Festival. The process was to stand on the paper and draw using both feet, overall the drawing took around 12 hours. The fun part was meeting the locals in the hustle and bustle of the market nearby and in some cases creating portraits of them as they looked down at the work. The work was video documented.

'Limits' series - Foot drawing of St Martins Church and Bullring, Birmingham

Beyond Edge - Video work

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