Ranjini Chatterjee is a visual artist and a graphic designer practising in Kolkata, India.

In the artist’s words: “My experimental video is about the rise of domestic abuse worldwide and especially in India due to families being forced to spend more time together during the COVID-19 lockdowns. The darkness created by conflicts and abuse by family members who once promised love, protection and hopes – reduced to nothing but crumbled fear, grief and anger. India has recorded a nearly 60 percent rise in domestic abuse on women and children. It is a pattern playing out around the world. Helpline numbers buzz with distressing calls showing us clearly just how intense psychological as well as physical mistreatment can get when people are kept 24 hours a day together within a reduced space. This quarantine has triggered off intimate terrorism of basic human rights, robbed them of their self-esteem and hopes. The background noises of cars and regular day noises stand witness to the fact that abuse happens in broad daylight in every form and at times right in front of our eyes.”

Concept & Creation | Ranjini Chatterjee
Curator of The Long Minute | Bronwyn Lace