Search Party

Search Party follows a fisherman and sluice gate guard moving through Goa’s wetlands/Khazans at night, his headtorch tracing partial views across tidal gates and manoses. The act of searching becomes a way of approaching memory—what is hidden, altered, or erased. The beam of light does not simply reveal; it also produces uncertainty, partial views, and fleeting encounters.

The video is usually accompanied by an array of specimens—sculptural objects made from materials found around the khazans. These appear as if they were the fisherman’s catch, though with no clear identification. They function as fragmented clues - as inscriptions of time and use, bearing witness to the forces that shaped them. Search Party gathers these elements into a loose field of evidence.

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Search Party (16min)

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