Reena Saini KALLAT Indian, b. 1973
Pattern Recognition , 2022
29 archival prints on hahnemuhle archival photorag paper
Map: 152.4 x 106.6 cm
1st row from the top: 45.7 x 31 cm
2nd row, each: 38.1 x 25.6 cm
3rd row, each: 33 x 22.3 cm
4th row, each: 29.2 x 19.5 cm
5th row, each: 25.4 x 17 cm
6th row, each: 22.8 x 15.4 cm
7th row, each: 20.3 x 13.7 cm
1st - 7th row overall: 274.2 x 152.4 cm
1st row from the top: 45.7 x 31 cm
2nd row, each: 38.1 x 25.6 cm
3rd row, each: 33 x 22.3 cm
4th row, each: 29.2 x 19.5 cm
5th row, each: 25.4 x 17 cm
6th row, each: 22.8 x 15.4 cm
7th row, each: 20.3 x 13.7 cm
1st - 7th row overall: 274.2 x 152.4 cm
Edition 5 of 5 + 1 AP
Further images
A Snellen Eye Chart with letters replaced by the maps of nations in a hierarchical scaled arrangement, provides a key. At the top of the pyramid is Japan, where in...
A Snellen Eye Chart with letters replaced by the maps of nations in a hierarchical scaled arrangement, provides a key. At the top of the pyramid is Japan, where in 2022 a passport grants its citizens access to 193 countries, while at the base are those countries with least global access and agency such as Afghanistan. Each frame appears like a page from a scrapbook, a fragmented sketch of a nation, in which Kallat has layered found images culled from the internet and news channels. These reference the war in Ukraine, the Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh and migration caused by global conflicts, mass demonstrations and protests, the challenges wrought by COVID-19 pandemic, the effects of climate change and the lack of equal opportunities. Documenting cause and effect, Pattern Recognition embodies our divided yet connected world.