Publication design for a bilingual essay by Ravikumar Kashi on the phenomenon of flex banners on the streets of Bangalore—a medium through which self-proclaimed political sene (‘armies’) in the state of Karnataka express themselves.
Presented in English and Kannada in two distinct sections (Kannada title: ಸೇನಾ ಪರ್ವ, i.e ‘Age of the Sene’), the book examines the visual language of these banners and contextualises them within a changing city, “one increasingly attuned to aggression and vulnerability”.
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Further reading:
· ‘A Bengaluru Artist Is Tracing How Pro-Kannada Groups Use Flex Banners To Assert Power’ (HuffPost)
· ‘Age of the Sene—An Interview with Ravi Kashi’ (PIX)
· ‘On a Power Trip’ (Deccan Herald)