Archipelago Archives Exhibit #3: If I could set with the sun GUIDE BOOK | Page 13

“Wonder why I am doing this, and I will gladly feed your wonderment.” - Kiran Kumar As a result of recent history of deterministic science, our contemporary urban culture is one of rationalism; dominated by modes of ‘causative’ thinking. Today, by their very nature, artistic ways of working often present a counter-proposal to this dominant culture by engaging with modes of ‘associative’ thinking. Perhaps this is why the artist may respond with a ‘why not?’ 13