Cinema of Prayoga: Indian Experimental Film and Video 1913-2006

Accompanying the Cinema of Prayoga programmes and national tour will be a no.w.here publication:

"Cinema of Prayoga: Indian Experimental Film and Video 1913-2006"

With an introduction by artist film and video lab no.w.here, this publication is an illustrated anthology of interviews and essays by curators, filmmakers, video artists and pioneers of 'prayoga' in both Indian cinema and contemporary Indian art practice including Navjot Altaf, Ashish Avikunthak, Elena Bernadini, Amitabh Chakraborty, Anuradha Chandra, Amit Dutta, Amrit Gangar, Shumona Goel, Shai Heredia, Mani Kaul, Kabir Mohanty, Johan Pijnappel, Raqs Media Collective, Sanjiv Shah, Ashok Sukumaran, and Kamal Swaroop.

These collected writings not only provide a unique insight into what it means to have a contemporary art practice in India today but they also offer a significant reappraisal of the place of experimental film and video in India as well as a non-western perspective on artists' practice to challenge the dominant US- and Euro-centric histories mainly known in the UK.

The launch of this publication will take place on Saturday 16th September at the Tate Modern from 7:30pm. Books will also be available on tour and directly from no.w.here

'Cinema of Prayoga: Indian Experimental Film and Video 1913-2006' is financed by the British Council and Arts Council England.