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T. VENKANNA
BRAVE SOLDIER, 2017Ink on rice paper affixed on board122 x 183 cm
48 x 72 inA fruitless tree cuts through the barren blue landscape. Brave soldiers lie in unmarked graves. A faithful dog sits beside his buried master. A woman prays with folded hands, and...A fruitless tree cuts through the barren blue landscape. Brave soldiers lie in unmarked graves. A faithful dog sits beside his buried master. A woman prays with folded hands, and another seeks carnal pleasure. The erect penises that flower from the land suggest the longing and loss of youth wasted in war.