Mahout, 2013/14, Double channel video projection on infinite loop.
For ‘Mahout’ (2013-14), a double channel video projection, the viewer is presented with two sequences of events that take place at dawn: on the right channel below I appear to be riding the elephant skull, (ergo the title of the work Mahout – in Hindi ‘mahaut’ or ‘mahavat’). On the left channel my head and shoulders are cradled by the shape of the skull as I attempt to go back to sleep. Together these sequences generate an ethereal, somewhat dreamlike atmosphere.