[ARTIST TALK - NITHYA IYER] Eat Your Head: Towards a Diasporic Anthropophagy

We are pleased to present an artist talk and research presentation from interdisciplinary artist Nithya Iyer.

Nithya's inquiry examines the intersections of diasporic inheritance, kinopolitics, and the philosophical provocation of cultural cannibalism, as theorised by poet Oswald de Andrade and painter Tarsila do Amaral within the Brazilian Anthropophagic Movement.

Through a reflexive engagement with archival materials and artistic interventions, Nithya interrogates the socio-cultural symbols and narratives that shape the South Indian diasporic body. Her research extends the revolutionary imperative to "cannibalise the coloniser" towards a radical form of symbolic self-cannibalism - one that transgresses internalised hegemonies and invites encounters with alterity through an embodied return to the past.

This event will take the form of a presentation in which Iyer discusses key theoretical contributions of the Anthropophagic Movement within a contemporary diasporic framework. She will share excerpts from her research findings, offering insights into the aesthetic and political stakes of her practice.

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