Description
Echoing the provocation of Ai Weiwei’s famed triptych Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn, Jansen’s Dropping a Kumbhar Wala Matka critiques the traditions and history that underpin Indian social conventions.
In India, the Kumbhar Wala (potter) is among the lower castes, meaning that these craftspeople, who make functional objects serving millions of Indians on a daily basis, do not earn the respect that they deserve for their role within Indian society. Kumbhar Walas work extremely long hours, making thousands of thrown objects every day, and the remuneration received for their many hours of toil is no where near that of higher, more traditionally educated castes.
Price is for all three images, framed separately in Australian hardwood frames with a stained and beeswax finish with UV protective glazing works.
Trent Jansen
Dropping a Kumbhar Wala Matka, 2016 (printed 2024)
(1-3) 84.1 x 59.5 cm (image, each)
inkjet on rag paper
edition of 10
