Snails and Oysters

Federica Schiavo Gallery is pleased to announce that American artist Karthik Pandian has released new works. He made them from marble dust, resin, roses, a ceramic penis, plaster, silicone, foundry wax, cardboard, paper, bronze, 16mm film, HD video, CGI, plasma, electricity, a spinal cord and digital photography. What was he thinking?

Karthik Pandian makes works in moving image and sculpture. His process is defined by a particular approach to vision: how to recognize the play of time, labor, and meaning in things. He transforms material and arranges seemingly disparate objects to render that play more visible.

Snails and Oysters is Pandian’s first solo exhibition in Italy.

Installation view

Artworks displayed

Karthik Pandian

Untitled
2014
bronze, patina
47 × 36 × 11 cm

Karthik Pandian

Untitled
2014
bronze, patina
47,5 × 36,5 × 24,5 cm

Karthik Pandian

Untitled
2014
bronze, patina
45 × 37 × 26 cm

Karthik Pandian

Fountain
2014
marble dust and resin
105 × 13 × 16 cm

Karthik Pandian

Ovum
2014
plaster and silicone mold of the artist's brain
26,5 × 23 × 15 cm

Karthik Pandian

Two Halves Form A Whole To Pour Into
2014
xerox print on paper
127,5 × 90 cm

Karthik Pandian

Victory
2014
HD video, Panasonic plasma 55"
41", loop

Karthik Pandian

Grain
2014
inkjet print in walnut frame
35 × 50,5 × 5 cm

Karthik Pandian

Column
2014
inkjet print
50 × 34,5 × 1,8 cm

Karthik Pandian

Column Reflected
2014
inkjet print
34,5 × 50 × 1,8 cm