Nilanjan Das | Flying Kiss?

Nilanjan Das
Flying Kiss?, 2021
From the series 'In search for a comfort zone'
Serigraph on Magnani 1404 Incisioni (310gsm) paper
14 x 19 inches | Set of 6
Signed. Limited Edition of 4.

This artwork was exhibited at Pulp Society in the exhibitions, Screenprinting Residency (2021), and 5 Years of Pulp Society: The Print Edition (January 2025).

An original artwork signed by the artist, and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. 

To explore the pertinent questions of how much intimacy is allowed in a public space, Nilanjan Das took to the streets with silver helium balloons and asked the local population of Okhla whether they were comfortable with the idea of kissing versus a flying kiss or not kissing at all in these spaces. Every time they responded in an affirmative for a flying kiss the balloon was raised and whenever a resounding no was given a balloon was popped. Carrying the weight of all the responses that called for no intimacy in public spaces, the lone ‘G’ stands as an ephemera of the performance.

From the series In search for a comfort zone, these prints draw their imagery from the same balloon, slowly weighed down by the public’s perceptions, but with a slight glimmer of hope for the future.

Prints are shipped unframed and rolled.