Archive · 13 Dec 2025
Sudarshan Shetty's Immersive Mumbai Experience at Serendipity Arts
Sudarshan Shetty, an artist who grew up in Mumbai, created a video called 'A Breath Held Long' for the Serendipity Arts Festival in Goa.
The video shows different scenes from Mumbai, like people on benches, in chawls, and on trains.
It also includes a song about finding peace in a busy city.
Shetty wants to show the real Mumbai, not just the popular images.
He has done other art projects about Mumbai before, like turning a bus into an installation and showing an abandoned chawl.
The video makes you think about life and how cities change.
Sudarshan Shetty's video 'A Breath Held Long' explores Mumbai's urban soundscape and personal memories.
The 29-minute video, shown on 16 mm celluloid, features non-linear narratives and third-person accounts of city life.
Shetty's work is inspired by his experiences growing up in Mumbai's chawls and traveling by train.
The soundtrack includes a doha by Kabir, performed by Madhup Mudgal, reflecting on inner journeys.
Shetty has previously created Mumbai-centric artworks, including the 'Flying Bus' installation and the video 'Waiting for Others to Arrive'.
- Who
- Sudarshan Shetty, an artist
- What
- A video installation titled 'A Breath Held Long' showcasing Mumbai's urban landscape and personal experiences
- When
- Presented at the Serendipity Arts Festival in Goa
- Where
- Mumbai, India, with the video on display at the Directorate of Accounts Building near the Mandovi river waterfront
- Why
- To capture the intangible character of Mumbai and explore lived experiences and impermanence
- Artist
- Sudarshan Shetty
- Video Title
- A Breath Held Long
- Festival
- Serendipity Arts Festival, Goa
- Medium
- 16 mm celluloid video and sculptural objects
- Duration
- 29 minutes
- Location
- Mumbai, India
- Soundtrack
- Madhup Mudgal’s Murshid nainon beech nabi hai, a doha by Kabir