maansi jain “dyk (??) lavender grows in india and in france,” (2024)

illustrations by maansi jain, featured in the film Imagery of Waste and the Other(s), presented in their original form as a downloadable pdf with poetry written alongside the watercolor and oil pastel drawings at Performing Arts Forum during Elsewhere and Otherwise 11 in St. Erme, France in 2024.

premiering at @au__jus's SAUNA NEVER DRY~~~the short film: Imagery of Waste and the Other(s) in brussels this sunday from 6-9 pm ✨🧖🏾‍♀️

Credits: workshop facilitation and final editing by @ztsfzl, words by Izo, narration by Blue, camera by Pearl, Sandra, Elia-Rosa, Garen, Seba, Edie, camcorder videos and paintings by Maansi Jain

Imagery of Waste and the Other(s) is a collaborative film about evolution, race and gender through our perception and dis/identification with waste. Film footage, sound recordings and paintings from personal archives are combined to form a collective imagery.

The film invites us to question our very relationship with waste, based not only on its visual and physical nature, but also on its emotional, historical and ideological dimensions.