Explores the phenomenon of good morning messages circulated on WhatsApp as a site for protest in India through the revival of a deteriorated Instagram archive. The collection offers respite to the poor image, and to the killjoys that continue to fight the mandated illusion that everything is alright. Includes essay “Everything is Not Okay” by Anisha Baid.
“India’s smart technology revolution enabled the family WhatsApp group, a medium for daily digital connection across generations. It birthed a unique cultural phenomenon – the good morning forward, a feel-good visual image meant to affirm, uplift and convey positivity.
Good Morning offers the now ubiquitous forward as a site of protest during a time of political distress and upheaval, as a space for citizens and artists to reclaim their voice. The book looks at a selection of images as they move from a restored archive of an Instagram account, compressed and decomposing in digital storage, to its recovery in printed form.” - Editions JOJO
