When I started making my contemporary performance I did not have any prior understanding of concepts like “less is more”, “imperfection of beauty” and “rawness”. But my works mostly involved those elements. I always wanted to do in simple ways as much as I can, but however I found out that the simple is not that simple like I had thought it to be.
In my artwork, I always try to extract from my own dream and create from my imagination. But always wanted it to come from “my heart”, “which move on me” and “closer to me”. I always wanted each of my work to express my different expression as a healing process. When I work, I always try to keep my artwork alive without any fixed notation or choreography. My notation is not to be attached to one thought. The art should move to my audience even if the audience do not fully understand it.
My work tries to reflect more about myself and other object, which makes me move. I want to create art form, which can be created from the unseen culture of my roots. I also make myself aware not to work from our obvious traditional culture movement. I belong to contemporary art, and love to create work piece from my dream, imagination, resonance, and realistic objects. This is the tradition of my work.
Surjit Nongmeikapam(bonbon)
