Harvard Art Museums > 2015.48.1: Adrift (On Dvaipayana) Audiovisual Works Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Add to Collection Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Adrift (On Dvaipayana) (Atul Bhalla) , 2015.48.1,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/353402. Identification and Creation Object Number 2015.48.1 People Atul Bhalla, Indian (New Delhi, India born 1964) Title Adrift (On Dvaipayana) Classification Audiovisual Works Work Type audiovisual work Date 2014 Places Creation Place: South Asia, India, Delhi Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/353402 Physical Descriptions Medium Three channel video projection Dimensions Dimensions vary with installation Provenance Recorded Ownership History Atul Bhalla, created 2014, sold [through sepiaEYE, New York]; to Harvard Art Museums, 2015. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Fund for the Acquisition of Photographs Copyright © Atul Bhalla, courtesy sepiaEYE Accession Year 2015 Object Number 2015.48.1 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description In this video, which is meant to be projected at a height that engulfs the viewer’s field of vision, the warm colors and gently rippling surface of a river are broken by the prow of a wooden boat. It emerges from the right, as if out of the corner of the viewer’s eye, and drifts slowly to the left until it disappears from view. As the twilight deepens, the boat reappears two more times. Each time, a different object rests on its bow: a jerry can of liquid, a closed chest, a large bundle wrapped snugly in a blanket and rope. The camera rises to reveal the outlines of trees, buildings, and utility towers on the far bank of the river. The boat drifts back into view a fourth and final time, halting in front of the viewer. Night falls, and the boat is engulfed in brilliant white and yellow flames. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
