File:Siddharth Choudhary Of No Fixed Address pigment print on canvas 60x40 in Coronation.jpg

English: This is a digital drawing I made on iPad and desktop computer using their backlit LED screens as canvas and stylus. I made 60x40 in canvas prints of the drawing on a large format printer installed in my studio in Boston, MA.

The drawing is a part of my current project “Of No Fixed Address”. The project will be on view at ArtSpace Maynard as a part of my solo exhibition at their gallery from February 27- April 5, 2019. Of No Fixed Address is a travelers tale. It distills my experiences of a nomadic life over that past decade that led me from Mumbai to Boston, via Hong Kong and Paris. In this project I establish connections between people and places that transcend national, social, cultural and geographical borders. I have combined colloquial expressions of my native Mithila with digital technology, phantasm, humor, theatrics and memories of my travels to facilitate non-hierarchical cross cultural interactivity.

In the French family tradition of Galette des Rois (King’s cake), a cake is cut into several pieces, one of which contains the fève (the charm). The pieces are distributed as per the instructions of the youngest child, who does so from under the table. The one who gets the fève, is crowned the king/queen. During my time in Paris, no matter which family invited me, I was the one who received the fève. The special moment of Galette des Rois is set against the backdrop of my home in India.