POLLINATOR.IO
– AN INTER DISCIPLINARY LAB
POLLINATOR.IO
– AN INTER DISCIPLINARY LAB
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Nafrat / Parvah – Multiplay
Nafrat / Parvah – Multiplay
Presented at Serendipity Arts Festival 2024, Goa
Curated by Thukral & Tagra
A Pollinator.io Initiative
Pollinator is a platform initiated by contemporary artist duo Thukral & Tagra, designed to activate cross-disciplinary conversations through art, design, pedagogy, and public engagement. Anchored in care, play, and social imagination, Pollinator brings together experimental formats that encourage critical thinking and embodied participation.
From interactive installations and collaborative games to performances, publications, and healing-based experiences, Pollinator projects reimagine how we engage with one another and the world around us. Each initiative aims to dissolve boundaries between disciplines, communities, and lived experiences—creating new pathways for dialogue, reflection, and connection.
Nafrat / Parvah
Hate/Concern reflects two opposing sentiments shaping our consciousness in these turbulent times. In response to the volatilesocial climate and the rising tide of injustice, Nafrat/Parvah – A Salon, a seven-day festival offering reflection and renewal. Nafrat / Parvah is a participatory artwork by Pollinator.io that explores the emotional polarities of hatred (nafrat) and care (parvah). Designed in a multiplay format by Thukral & Tagra, the installation invites participants to confront inherited attitudes, collective memory, and the politics of empathy.
Set within an interactive space, the experience asks visitors to respond to a series of dilemmas—moral, social, and personal. Each choice navigates the tension between reaction and responsibility, challenging participants to examine how emotional positions are formed and expressed in daily life.
Nafrat / Parvah offers a structured yet open-ended space for reflection—where care becomes a form of resistance, and awareness a step toward healing.
The Experience
Part of Multiplay, a multi-room immersive exhibition at Serendipity Arts Festival 2024, Nafrat / Parvah was installed inside the Old Goa Medical College complex. Curated by Thukral & Tagra, the broader exhibition focused on well-being, shared attention, and the role of play in public life.
Inside the Nafrat / Parvah room, participants encountered visual prompts and decision-based actions that asked them to engage honestly—with themselves and with others. Moving through emotional territories of tension and tenderness, the installation became a mirror:
Do we avoid, ignore, or intervene?
Where do we locate our care—and where do we withdraw it?
There were no winners or conclusions—only a deeper question: What do we choose to carry?
