Nalini Malani – Of Woman Born

In Of Woman Born, Nalini Malani transforms the historic Magazzini del Sale into a continuously shifting ‘thought chamber.’ Commissioned by the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art and curated by Roobina Karode, the exhibition is presented as a Collateral Event of the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. Extending her long-running Animation Chamber series, Malani constructs a multisensory installation composed of 67 animations and a layered soundscape of women’s voices.

Drawing on the myth of Orestes, the work reframes cycles of violence and justice through a contemporary lens, foregrounding the ongoing impact of war and patriarchal structures on women’s lives. Thousands of hand-drawn digital images unfold across nine channels, appearing and dissolving in a fluid, non-linear narrative that resists closure. Across the space, Malani’s practice merges the hand-drawn and the digital, the historical and the immediate, creating a visceral environment where viewers navigate overlapping temporalities and voices. The recurring figure of the Skipping Girl”extends the exhibition beyond its walls, activating the city through dispersed visual cues that guide visitors toward the site, turning Venice itself into an extension of the work.