02/05/2024
Rabindranath X Bhose’s .bhose ‘The Plunge (Apres Le Pendu)’ is an engraved and varnished copper plate. It is titled for the tarot figure of the Hanged Man, or ‘Le Pendu’ in the original Marseilles tarot. They are a figure who hangs upside down, their serene face suggesting they entered into the pose for contemplation. Their power is viewing the world turned upside down and gleaning knowledge from that position.
The plate depicts the moment after the Hanged Man dives into the pool they were suspended above. What remains is the branch they were interwoven with, the ties and fixtures, and the dangling rope that held them. The pool is a bog, a soft muddy water body which is believed to have magical properties. In this imagined scene, the Hanged Man has transcended beyond the contemplative state of dangling and entered into another realm via the transformative properties bog below.
🔎👁️ Find limited editions and unique multiples by Rabindranath and more artists on our online shop (🔗 in bio).
Rabindranath X Bhose
The Plunge (Après Le Pendu)
2023
Engraved copper plate
11 x 11 cm
25 unique multiples + 1 AP
Rabindranath X Bhose is an artist based in Glasgow, hailing from London, Scotland, France, India and Brussels. He has a practice rooted in movement, bringing together text, drawing, and sculpture. His research circles around q***r masculinity, sacred transness and crip magic, focusing on a sense of ‘crossing over’. In 2023, he presented DANCE IN THE SACRED DOMAIN, a solo exhibition at Collective, Edinburgh. He was commissioned to create performances at Beyond the Archive, Dundee University with GENERATOR Projects and Bbeyond, Dundee (2022) and At Practise #4, David Dale, Glasgow (2022); and contributed to In Dedication, We Exist w/Koppel Project, London (2022); In Touch, Embassy, Edinburgh (2021); and Platform, Edinburgh Art Festival (2020).