Profile
Amar Kanwar is a filmmaker and artist based in India. Kanwar's works explore themes such as violence, politics, and social injustices in South Asia, creating narratives with deep poetic insight. His practice combines documentary films, installations, and multimedia works, which often dwell on the nature of power, violence, and the human displacement crisis.Notably, Kanwar's projects like "The Torn First Pages", which focuses on resistance in Myanmar, and "The Sovereign Forest", which delves into the industrial and political conflicts in Odisha, India, have achieved international acclaim. These works have been exhibited extensively, including at the Documenta in Kassel, the Tate Modern in London, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
