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# Project Description What's Under My desk? Dhaani Agarwal Summary Final work Hi I am Ani, an artist from India - exploring themes of emotion, identity, and space through performance and installation. My work often reflects personal experiences, using everyday materials to create and visually connect with the world. I aim to challenge my audience, with deeper questions and instil curiosity around my art pieces. Hi I am Ani, an artist from India - exploring themes of emotion, identity, and space through perf... College University of the Arts London Course Pre-degree: Online Graduation year 2025 Final work These prints, derived from my own painted skin, disrupt the rational language of the current, digital world with a visual language of touch and fragility. Resisting speed, bodily movement, and functionality, it slows down to invite viewers to feel the disconnect between language, communication and emotions. Questioning what's expressed and what’s buried under. Beneath the desk lives anxiety itself. A second screen, hidden behind green streamers, plays a performance where I embody the feeling of being overwhelmed, restrained, and unseen. The streamers, like anxious thoughts or exposed wires, restrict leg movement and disrupt the view—turning the space under the desk into an emotional underworld. The soundscape loops the crackling pressure of bubble wrap and the erratic intensity of typing increasing tension in the video. anxiety living under my computer desk Research and process View Gallery View Gallery View Gallery Share this project Pre-degree: Online Graduate A link to this page has been added to your clipboard Browse related work Mental Health Beyond Human Data Digital Experiences Futures Language
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