Heap/Hill

A great heap of broken brick and rubble, the color of baked earth, rises to a soft peak in the middle of a long whitewashed room. Dark timber beams cross under a ceiling of thin wooden poles, and light falls through small windows and weathered doors.
Title
Heap/Hill
Artist
Anirudh Shaktawat
Date
2020
Description
A floor sculpture by Anirudh Shaktawat, a heap of rubble (brick, concrete and lime) measuring 66 × 150 inches, from his series Chaumasa: Four Months of Monsoon. It is the featured image of Language of Nature, Language of Culture: Towards a Decolonial Art History, the South Asia Art Initiative's research project at UC Berkeley.
Artwork Type
Sculpture
Installation
Materiality
Found / Salvaged Materials
Stone
Climate & Ecology Themes
Urban Landscapes and Infrastructures
Concepts
Place and Belonging
Audience / Engagement Type
Academic / Research
Rights
Rights held by artist or creator
Website
southasia.berkeley.edu
Affiliated Organizations
South Asia Art Initiative, UCB
Language of Nature, Language of Culture: Towards a Decolonial Art History
Discipline / Field
Arts & Design
Item sets
California Art & Climate Archive
UC Berkeley
Media
A great heap of broken brick and rubble, the color of baked earth, rises to a soft peak in the middle of a long whitewashed room. Dark timber beams cross under a ceiling of thin wooden poles, and light falls through small windows and weathered doors.Anirudh Shaktawat, Heap/Hill