All that is Solid, Melts into Air was curated by Arushi Vats, Aditi Ghildiyal and Shankar Tripathi at the Anant Art Gallery, Noida in July 2023. 

The exhibition included projects “Whisper of an Unfired Shot”, “Tracing  a spectral itch”, and “Nationalist Assembly”. 

 

Installation View, From left to right: "Tracing a spectral itch", "Whisper of an Unfired Shot", and "Nationalist Assembly",  All that is Solid Melts Into Air, Anant Art Gallery, 2023

 

"Whisper of An Unfired Shot", 9 Minutes, Single Channel 4k with Stereo Audio, at All that is Solid Melts Into Air, Anant Art Gallery, 2023

 

"Tracing a Spectral Itch", 48 Pinhole Negatives on VAR 312, with Screen and text on the floor, All that is Solid Melts Into Air, Anant Art Gallery, 2023

 

The footage in question is of Lakhimpur Kheri, an incident of brutal suppression and violence where peacefully protesting farmers were crushed by a MP's son during  nation-wide farmers protests, in 2021.