Art in the age of Covid-19

Gallery Mcube’s ‘Made in Mind Series II’, a virtual, video exhibition surrounding the pandemic, has put together the works of 52 artists from across the world.

The face of a man, caged, stares at the camera. Inside the cage, there are birds—trapped with the man, fluttering, chirping around anxiously inside the cage’s limited space. For two minutes, viewers are shown this clip. The clip’s intention is simple: it is a reflection of people’s reality during lockdown, when they too were caged and had limited freedom of movement, just like the birds that humans cage for their entertainment.