INSTALLATION

Interstellar Iconoclasts

Deepti Datt

Curated by Rahul Gudipudi

Venue: CENTRAL LIBRARY, PATTO

Time: 10:30 – 20:00

This was a VR installation about the ways five Indian women have traversed physical, literal and conceptual ‘space’, far beyond the final frontiers.

KESARBAI KERKAR
The legendary classical vocalist from Goa, whose music found a place on the Golden Record aboard the Voyager space probe, currently travelling 12 billion miles away from Earth.

PERSIS KHAMBATTA
Miss India 1965, model and actress, Persis is known worldwide as the iconic Lieutenant Ilia in Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

KALPANA CHAWLA
The first Indian woman to fly in space, Kalpana was a NASA astronaut who completed two space missions. She tragically died on her second mission in 2003.

DR. USHA ADEBARAN SAGAR
A fictional character created by Anjalika Sagar for the film-installations Otolith I & II.

ASHA PUTHLI
An Indian classical singer whose song, “Space Talk” (1976) was transmitted into deep space from Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, on the 40th anniversary of the moon landing in 2009.

Deepti Datt

Deepti Datt is an entertainment executive who has worked both in the US and India. She has worked extensively in the media industry, developing content, launching media brands, and successfully executing complex negotiations and productions. She is noted for being the ‘cultural bridge’ between Indian and foreign countries, for international projects with global media companies, such as: Lionsgate, Universal, MTV, Sony, Star TV Channel [V], Moser Baer, Vogue, IMG Fashion For Relief, and Ford & Elite. Her expertise lies in producing impactful and original content, from concept to execution and delivery; launching international media brands into the India footprint region; executing on complex, international negotiations and productions. She is passionate about innovative content that helps create a new market and value network, with organizations that include transformational social responsibility as a priority.

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