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the city of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) is largely a British creation that dates back only some 300 years and was the capital of British India right up until 1911 |
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the
Sunpendulum Time-Eye of Kolkata installed on the roof of the Jadavpur University
(JU) - Salt Lake Campus
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in 1947 India acquired its independence from Britain |
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view towards the east - marshland of the Salt Lake City area
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today Kolkata is the capital of West Bengal with 14 million inhabitants - a kaleidoscope of extreme contrasts |
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the Space Theater at the Science City en route to the Jadavpur Salt Lake Campus |
| Prof. Hiranmay Saha, Head of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering Department and Sunpendulum Coordinator at the JU |  |
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seen at the JU main campus |
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Hofstetter
Kurt, Sunpendulum Director, Prof. Hiranmay Saha together with Prof. Kalyan
Mallik
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en route to the Jadavpur Salt Lake Campus |
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view towards the east of the Salt Lake area |
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up
to the roof
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| first impressions |  |
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| looking for the best position for the Time-Eye |  |
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direction
towards the east
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ready
to start the installation of the Time-Eye of Kolkata
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pattern of a Bengali sari |
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decided to create a sleeve for the permanent mounting of the Time-Eye
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millions of Ambassadors, the taxis of Kolkata - responsible for the permanent chorus of horns |
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the
welding apparatus
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the
exact position of the bracket
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Vidyasagar Setu (1992) - a modern bridge crossing the Hugli |
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Prof.
Sanjoy Mukhopadhyay, Head of the Department of Film Studies at JU together
with JU Deputy Registrar Subir Chandra Chakraborty
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Hugli is a branch of the Ganges river meeting the Bay of Bengal |
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meeting
with
Prof. Radjif Bandopadhyay (center), Director of the Computer Center at
the Salt Lake Campus
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Christmas decorations in Park Street |
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Hofstetter
Kurt and Nilanjan Banerjee, System Administrator of the Computer Center
at the Salt Lake Campus transporting the Sunpendulum Computer to
its final place
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seen on the buses of Kolkata |
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closing
the weather proof case
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West Bengal Film Centre |
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the
Time-Eye of Kolkata
ready
to work
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Prof.
Ashok Nath Basu, Vice-Chancellor of the Jadavpur University
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seen at the riverside of the Hugli in winter (fog) |
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Hofstetter
Kurt signing the Sunpendulum Collaboration Agreement on January 10, 2004
before the Sunpendulum press event took place at the JU main campus
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Howrah Bridge or Rabindra Setu (1943) crossing the river Hugli |
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shaking
hands with JU Registrar Rajatkumar Bandyopadhyay
- to signify close and strong collaboration in the future
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major landmark and gateway to the city of Kolkata |
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at Kaligath Kali Temple - a major Hindu pilgrim site of India |
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on
January 10, 2004, the Sunpendulum press event took place at the Jadavpur
University. attended by representatives of the University and journalists
of the leading Kolkata media
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JU
Registrar Rajatkumar Bandyopadhyay opening the press event
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Prof.
Hiranmay Saha, Head of JU Department of Electronics & Telecom Engineering
and Sunpendulum Coordinator at the JU
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| concept and media artist Hofstetter Kurt thanking everyone involved in the realisation of the Sunpendulum Time-Eye of Kolkata |  |
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Dr.
Katja Bühler, representative of the Institute of Computergraphics
and Algorithms / Vienna University of Technology highlighting the Institute's
role in the realisation of the Sunpendulum
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seen in Cumar Tulli or "Potter´s Lane" - home of numerous idol-makers known as kumhars or potters |
| Prof. Sanjoy Mukhopadhyay, Head of the JU Department of Film Studies pointing out the sunpendulum's integration of Installation Art,Media Arts, Architecture, Science and Technology |  |
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sculpture of goddess Saraswati made in clay |
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Prof.
Subrata Pal, JU Dean of Faculty of Science focussing on the collaborative
aspects with universities around the earth
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finally painted with bright colours and dressed in glittering costumes prepared for the Durga Puja, the most important festival in Kolkata and the greatest in West Bengal. (September/October)) |
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Prof.
Biswajit Chatterjee, JU Dean of Faculty of Arts pointing out the crossing
of the boundaries between Arts and Science
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Hofstetter
Kurt handed over one of his Facing Time Eye artworks to JU Registrar Rajatkumar
Bandyopadhyay
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| Mr. Debashish Biswas, Vice President of Manjushree INFOTECH attended the press conference as the official representative of Austria - Austrian Consulate in Kolkata |  |
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| media representatives taking some pictures of the Sunpendulum Time-Eye of Kolkata and Hofstetter Kurt |  |
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Sitambara Jain Temple (1867) |
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Birla Temple (1996) |
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St.
Paul´s Cathedral, first Episcopal Church of the Orient (1847)
rebuilt after an earthquake in 1938 |
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St. John´s Church (1784-97) |
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Barbara
Doser - media artist, Sunpendulum documentation and reflection
with
Hofstetter Kurt - concept and media artist, Sunpendulum Director
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| many thanks for the great collaboration to the staff of the Jadavpur University of Kolkata | the impressions will ever last |
