Artist and filmmaker Keren Cytter will accompany Subramaniam as he develops his film project. The work will be presented at the Berlinische Galerie in late November 2026 as part of the artists’ joint residency.
Cytter said: “I chose Mahesh Subramaniam because of his story about a man who leaves mirrors throughout a city, with each mirror functioning as a device that captures the memory of the space it reflects. The premise recalls the work of Jorge Luis Borges in its exploration of recollection, space, and multiplicity. As the mirrors absorb the memories of different people, the narrative shifts across languages and landscapes, as if the mirrors were cameras recording the passage of time itself. Fittingly, the Hindi word ‘kal’ means both ‘yesterday’ and ‘tomorrow’, collapsing past and future into a single realm. This concept, together with Subramaniam’s openness to further developing the work, is what excites me about continuing to collaborate with and support him on this project.”
