The most common storytellers nowadays are the 9:16 digital screens. Amidst the digital landscape, these screens work as a gateway to facilitate a sharing practice that is both in-the-moment and momentary. Mainly these are social media; Instagram or Facebook stories which are just a tap away. These stories display the concepts of time, place and space, and are ephemeral acts that showcase transience and yet are everlasting archives. The ephemeral here is not only about the creation of content that can be consumed in seconds or minutes, but it is also about content that can only be viewed for a specific amount of time which is 24 hours.

Artists in the show have narrated stories around the aspect ratio of 9:16, enlarging the screen size to 13.5 x 24 inches. The works have been created as a chain of stories bearing sociocultural

codes, responding to the current day social, political and religious events, mostly experienced by us through phone screens. The show is a walk-in through these doors that open into whole new worlds, sometimes far away fairy lands and other times turbulent chaos. The show is a round-the-clock art show, creating an immersive experience within a limited time duration.

Robella Ahmed