reflections by Minaz Ansari A city often provides a backdrop to the stories narrated in film media. However, when the city takes centre-stage from behind the lens of a camera and is examined through the diverse worlds that it inhabits, the narratives that emerge can provide tremendous food for thought. The notion of Urban Heterotopias, […]

Anuj Daga & Bharati Kapadia Access the essay in the VAICA 2 Catalogue The pandemic year forced most of us into increased screen-times, where indulgence in videos remained the primary way of escaping the imposed interiority of the home. Speaking to a friend over a Zoom call, watching a tele-series over Netflix, browsing through a short […]

The VAICA Manifesto

When Bharati Kapadia approached me with the idea of doing a festival of video art, I assented at once. It seemed a worthwhile thing to do and she needed a hand with the dozens of jobs to be done behind the scenes of a festival. The effort also required an organisational entity, so Comet Media […]

What is Video Art? How may we define it? Is it different from the films and videos accessible on the internet or shown in movie theatres? Such questions are likely to arise for those not familiar with the different ways in which art making has developed over time; one of which is the entry of […]