Destroyer
The AGB is pleased to present a mis-en-scène by Jagdeep Raina. This exhibition titled Destroyer features a selection of ceramics, embroidered tapestries and works on paper. To accompany this mis-en-scène is a poem written by Jagdeep Raina.
Prataap, whose name once meant glory–
how grief has now made him
deranged, crouching with his hands
pressed tight, over Mustafa’s slender throat
Mustafa- the chosen one
whimpers, gasping for a bit of breath
such a waste of friendship, they sob
covered in a desert once full of crops
She sees them, dressed in a silk red pheran
What a disgrace, she quietly whispers
Her hand stretches, reaching for them both
And in the dark and muted night
solace will arrive, flowing
from a second heaven, consuming them
Meet the artists
Jagdeep Raina
Jagdeep Raina is an interdisciplinary artist and writer from Guelph, Ontario, Canada. He holds a Masters degree from the Rhode Island School of Design and was a 2021 Paul Mellon Fellow at Yale University. Raina currently lives and works in Queens, New York City, USA.
Gallery
Jagdeep Raina, Destroyer, Art Gallery of Burlington, 2024, Photo Credit: Roya DelSol.
Jagdeep Raina, Destroyer, Art Gallery of Burlington, 2024, Photo Credit: Roya DelSol.
Jagdeep Raina, Destroyer, Art Gallery of Burlington, 2024, Photo Credit: Roya DelSol.