a caged vortex of black water spins down a seemingly bottomless hole in the gallery floor
‘descension’ naturally draws visitors to peer as far down to its depths as they can
visitors are allowed only a close distance away from the endlessly spinning cycle of water
kapoor’s masterful play with boundaries keeps visitors constantly intrigued
the kochi-muziris biennale is india’s first biennale for contemporary art being held in kochi. one of the festival’s biggest draws is legendary artist anish kapoor‘s ‘descension’, created especially for the event. kapoor — long renowned for his large-scale, invasive sculptural works — sets visitors within a harrowing space, where a caged vortex of black water spins down a seemingly bottomless hole in the gallery floor. a perpetually rushing whirlpool churns into the ground, entrancing observers in its continuity, and creating a spine-chilling atmosphere for those nearby. contained within the circular gate, ‘descension’ naturally draws visitors to peer as far down to its depths as they can, but it is kapoor’s masterful play with boundaries that keeps them constantly intrigued.
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