Phil Dadson

Anandagram (2007)

14 min 34 secSingle channel / Digital Video / Colour / Sound

"Anandagram (meaning ‘blissful place or village’) is a wry take on a situation of implicit privilege, manicured natural beauty and serenity, soon to be ambushed by sonic intrusions, banal, familiar and occasionally unexpected."

Artist's statement

Selected exhibitions

Sanskriti Gallery, Mehrauli, South Delhi, India (2007)

Credits & notes

Produced during Sanskriti Artist residency, South Delhi, India (2007).

Support from Creative New Zealand Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa.

Installation details

Human-scale projection or LCD screen (of minimum size 55”).

Screen in an continuous loop with stereo audio.

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