Pritika Chowdhry’s anti-memorial project “Broken Column: The Monuments of Forgetting” triangulate monuments in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh through latex and silicone casts.
This anti-memorial features historical sites of memory or lieux de memoires in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, to create a “memory triad.”
Chowdhry first began the Partition Anti-Memorial Project in 2007 and has since created ten site-specific, research-based anti-memorials from the counter-memories of the Partition.
Chowdhry explains that her goal is to create a quietly provocative and experiential environment for viewers of her art exhibit.
Seven of these anti-memorials are currently being displayed at the South Asia Institute in Chicago.
Chowdhry, whose grandparents survived the Partition, explained that her art is meant to repair and heal, and raise collective awareness about the Partitions of 1947 and 1971.
Broken Column remains an ongoing project and will continue spreading awareness about the 1947 Partition of India and the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
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India Pakistan Partition Anti-Memorial | Critically Acclaimed Installation Art by Pritika Chowdhry
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