Deconstructing words and sounds, Gupta reconceptualizes the basics of communication in her multimedia analyses of social and geographical boundaries
Born and based in Mumbai, Shilpa Gupta (born 1976) addresses India's public sphere characterized by gender and class barriers, religious differences and repressive state apparatuses. Her oeuvre encompasses mediums such as robotics, photography, video, found objects, digital installation and performance. We Last Met in the Mirror is a bilingual (English/German) collection of the artist's most recognizable series such as Blame, Listening Air and Untitled (There Is No Border Here).