KOCHI-MUZIRIS BIENNALE VISIT

The Kochi-Muziris Biennale (inspired by the Venice Biennale), is one of the biggest contemporary art festival in Asia. The fourth edition of Kochi Biennale was till the month of March 2019. The exhibition was set in spaces across 12 venues in Kochi, with shows being held in existing galleries, halls, and site-specific installations in public spaces, heritage buildings and disused structures. It is a 108 days art fete which constituted of a plethora of 90 to 100 different artist projects. This exhibition lured visitors and artists from all over the world to sojourn the nooks and corners of the city which they wouldn’t otherwise.

THiNC, being one of the best coaching centres for NATA, JEE Paper II, NID, NIFT, UCEED and CEED, makes use of this opportunity to the best to inspire our aspirants to sculpt their skills. Our students from our branches of Trivandrum, Kollam, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur and Calicut, visited the Biennale as it was a really great and easy way of exposure to the contemporary art forms from around the world. The students got galvanized by the variety of mediums displayed at the biennale including film, installation, painting, sculpture, new media and performance art. They also took part in seminars, screenings, music, workshops and educational activities for students, which were organized at the biennale.

THiNC students while observing the ATLANTIC PASSAGE by SUE WILLIAMSON

Atlantic Passage is a large-scale Installation which represents the slavery during  16^th to 19^th centuries in the Atlantic regions. This installation consisted of 5 huge nets along with a colonized arrangement of bottles. Each bottle represents a slave which bears the slave names carved in it. 

We always make sure that we give our students all the opportunity to learn and grow. At THiNC Institute, students are prepared for their design and architecture exams in the all possible ways, including encouraging them to visit such events that come across their way.