Nalini Malani: Of Woman Born

Nalini Malani's site-specific Animation Chamber installation meditates on the myth of Orestes and contemporary patriarchal violence through 67 animations and a 20-minute soundscape of women's voices.

Why go

A major Collateral Event of the 61st Venice Biennale, this immersive multichannel work transforms a heritage site into a "thought chamber" using over 30,000 iPad drawings projected across nine video channels, extending Malani's pioneering Animation Chamber series since 2017.

What to expect

A large-scale multisensorial environment of continually appearing and disappearing images, layered projections, and women's voices creating a visceral, shifting space where viewers construct their own narratives from the superimposed animations.

Things to know

• Organized by the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art and curated by Roobina Karode, Artistic Director and Chief Curator of KNMA.
• Official Collateral Event of the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia.
• Comprises 67 animations created from more than 30,000 iPad drawings across nine video channels.
• Inspired by the Greek myth of Orestes and its resonance in present-day wars and patriarchal violence.
• Presented at Maggazini del Sale, a heritage site in Venice, through November 22, 2026.
• Features a 20-minute soundscape composed of women's voices.

From the venue

Organized by the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, at Maggazini del Sale, Venice, Italy