The Biography of a Suitcase
From then on HArdiman has positioned himself as a magician turning a suitcase into an object which, when opened, would come alive with a surprise.
January 16, 2007
HE bought the old President suitcase in a flea market. Patiently he sewed and patched it up back into form. In his imagination, hes bringing a dying man back to life. He cared, applying a compress to the wound and rekindling hopes to the physically helpless form.
In the exhibition, we see it hanging down, its body neatly sewn. A pair of eyes made of car putty is glued to the body. Water drops from the eyes, soaking the body wet. The suitcase sheds
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