Yellelu Yelli
Glorious Misfits
Artist: Sukhmani Kohli
Faculty: Veena Krishnakmar
Participants: Aanya Jain / Aryan Arora / Anagha Manoj K / Ananya Chandorkar / Angel Mathew / Aryan JM / Jananee Mullai / Kamakshi Nayak / Mallika Rajesh / Sanjithi Meda / Noyonika Palit / Omisha Pashilkar / Parnika Malhotra / Sanjanaa Shah / Shalini Kundu ( Kaiarene ) / Spriha Patel / Vidushi Saxena / Yogeshwar Singh.
The red nose of the clown is the smallest mask that unmasks. It gives us the license to play, without the fear of judgment, without the need to 'fit in', without inhibitions. It liberates us and allows us to be who we wish to be in that very moment, ever present and aware. Glorious Misfits aims to use the clown's red nose as a metaphor for vulnerability and honesty, using the practice of sacred clowning to promote inner qualities such as empathy, spontaneity and play. The project aims to bring out the "inner misfit" in students and the community through playful engagement and to stand together on the common ground of being a "misfit" in society.
Artist Bio: Sukhmani, 18-yr theater and clown practitioner, uses theater/clowning to help release shame & practice self-acceptance. She runs Purple Mangoes, a collective that creates opportunities for learning, dialogue & connection.She also works with various people and organisations such as children, young adults, working professionals, communities & organizations.
Faculty Bio: Veena is an interdisciplinary artist, graphic designer, and art educator with multiple degrees. Her areas of interest include various mediums of art such as painting, printmaking, papermaking, graphic arts, digital photography and art education. She currently works as a facilitator of interdisciplinary art practice and graphic design for undergraduate and graduate students.
Selected Works
SMI LiveFestival of Ideas
Behind The ScenesFestival of Ideas
Study of Social EcologyStudy of Social Ecology
Playwriting Student Showcase: A Curation Of Rehearsed ReadingsFestival of Ideas
Found Footage PeoteryFestival of Ideas
TEX(T)ILED BodiesFestival of Ideas
Cascoland Lab & KitchenFestival of Ideas
Making sense of the climate crisis through Ecological artFestival of Ideas
Illi Nodi (Look Here)Festival of Ideas
The Living CanvasFestival of Ideas
Contained Multitude: A Hand-Taste of Complex SystemsFestival of Ideas
Name, Place, Animal, ThingFestival of Ideas
“future, dear”Festival of Ideas
Under the SunFestival of Ideas
Pause - Unplug – PlayFestival of Ideas
Live - Die - RepeatFestival of Ideas
Rhizomena: Indexed Rhizome Connections and Mindful Soil Topologies Festival of Ideas
Space & PlaceFestival of Ideas
Social ListeningFestival of Ideas
Pillow StoriesFestival of Ideas
Urban cycle standsUnblock
Unearthing the PastUnblock
Daily BreadsUnblock
Dust Thou ArtInterlude
Fluid StatesInterlude
House by the SeaYellelu Yelli
Metamorphosis (Animated Short)Yellelu Yelli
The General Post Office of Yelahanka (YELLA- GPO)Yellelu Yelli
Trees’ TalesYellelu Yelli
Besen BallettYellelu Yelli
Enchantment Along the Southern Highway: Psychogeography and the Mysticism of Ordinary ExperienceYellelu Yelli
Glorious MisfitsYellelu Yelli
R.E.S.I.L.I.E.N.C.EYellelu Yelli
Wild Aesthetics of Urban EnvironmentsYellelu Yelli
SFS 2042Yellelu Yelli