A4 ARPLE is a group show conceptualized and curated by Johny ML for Gallery Ragini. The show is an attempt to debate the linguistic permissibility of our times. Anything that appears initially as a hitch takes hold of our linguistic structure and becomes a part of the daily parlance. The theoretical and conceptual issues, once upon a time, were considered to be difficult formulations. Now with the advent of information technology, nothing holds difference for a long time. Anything is permissible.  In a larger context, this show attempts to look at how micro level changes facilitate macro level changes.
It plays upon the idea of an A4 size paper, and the spelling of Apple. Obviously, we all identify A for Apple as a very basic language code that conditions the learning process of a child. But when we say A 4 ARPLE, it confuses the whole system of understanding and at the same time we tend to accept what is being proposed in this saying. Slowly we come to know even A4 Arple is accepted as a part of the linguistic system. The participating artists were Aadhi Vishal, Abhimanue V.G, Ajaya Kumar, Aji Adoor, Anil Thambai, Chaitali Kulkarni, Deepak John Mathew, Dibin Thilakan, Garima Jayadevan, George Martin, Gigi Scaria, Hochimin P.H, Jinson Joseph, John Xaviers, Karl Antao, Kavita Singh Kale, Madhu Venugopalan, Manmeet Devgan, Mathai Tom, Megha Joshi, Mithu Joradar,Murali Cheeroth, Norman Tagore, Phaneendranath Chaturvedi, Pooja Iranna, Priti Vadakkath, Ravi Kasha,Reji Arackal, Richa Goel, S. Ayesha, Sajeev Visweswaran, Shantanu Lodh, Shilpa M. Nasnolkar, Siri Devi Khandavilli, Soghra Khurasani, Subodh kerkar, Suchit sahni, Sukesan Kanka, Sunil Padwal, Vaibhav Sharma and Vivek Vilasini.

Images by Mehar Jyrwa

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