From voices trapped in bottles to broadcasting speakers, Gupta explores the sounds, shapes and significances of words

The multimedia installations of Indian artist Shilpa Gupta (born 1976) explore the concept of language in all its forms. In this monograph’s central work, Listening Air, microphones suspended from the ceiling broadcast a soundscape of noises from cities, parks and universities.

Text by: Rattanamol Johal, Maria Salgado