Falseiling

Based on an urban myth in India, where people often question the use of drop (fall) ceiling in households wondering if they are hiding money up there; this series was my interpretation of what we are hiding. For me, this meant a literal exposure of what was exactly above each drop ceiling tile. My work does not happen to you, you happen upon it through subtle interventions I create. These interventions demand the viewer to introspect the space and my work makes visible the unnoticed elements of that space. After the viewers suspension of disbelief, there is a discrepancy in the moment of realisation, that my work is trying to be something it's not while simultaneously blending into the environment. This discrepancy is not alarming, but grows exponentially as one spends time with it, leaving little grasp of what is real and what is not.