Reliquaries for Remembrance, 2026

Reliquaries for Remembrance, the final chapter of Silent Bone (an anthology of visual and performative works), brings together objects and selected passages from on-site performances that moved through culturally and historically significant places in Kathmandu Valley. The exhibition venue, Taragaon Next, with its connection to architecture and heritage preservation, gives these remnants a setting where their displacement remains noticeable. A red house frame contains weathered wood, resembling a body. A fragile house holds two quiet forms on a bed of salt close to the ground. An overturned red boat stands on a mannequin’s legs, unable to float yet still retaining the impression of movement. These forms are vessels that temporarily contain what has been carried into a different state. The excerpts from the on-site performance at Patan Museum, Chobhar, and Ason link the works to courtyards and crossing places where history remains part of everyday public life. The videos maintain a visual connection between the moving body and each location. Remembrance in this case remains incomplete. A house can contain things that cannot be healed, and a boat can be placed where there is no water; the venue makes space for such situations without insisting they reach a conclusion.

Silent Bone. Excerpt from an on-site performance at the Patan Museum.

Silent Bone. Excerpt from an on-site performance at Chobhar.

Silent Bone. Excerpt from an on-site performance at Ason

Two art sculptures of table with legs resembling horse legs with white painted limbs and red tabletops, placed on grassy area with trees and brick building in the background.
People in white gowns standing outdoors on grass, participating in an activity involving a red structure.
Group of people dressed in white robes standing outdoors on green grass, with a background of mountains and cloudy sky, some holding red geometric frames and a large red block.
Close-up of two people standing on grass, one barefoot, with visible legs and white clothing, and a person in a white outfit and a red cloth or flag draped over their lower body.
Group of individuals dressed in white robes, some standing and some kneeling or sitting on grass, outdoors during daytime.
Group of young people standing outdoors, some holding red geometric frames, with a cloudy sky in the background.
Several young women dressed in white robes kneeling and bowing on a grassy field during daylight, possibly participating in a spiritual or religious activity.
An art installation with geometric metal structures on a tiled floor in a dimly lit room. The structures include a red house-like shape with a hanging fabric and a white 3D cube frame, with a white square marked on the floor around the frame.
An art installation featuring a large, weathered, twisted piece of driftwood on top of a bed of small gravel. The driftwood is held up by a red metal frame forming a geometric shape. The setting appears to be indoors under dim lighting with a brick w
People participating in an outdoor performance or installation, with some standing in red geometric structures, in a courtyard with brick buildings in the background.
A woman with long black hair wearing a black tank top and black pants looking at her reflection in a mirror. She is surrounded by red panels, with a person in a white shirt visible in the foreground. The background features a brick building and metal
People walking and standing in an outdoor courtyard area with trees, a brick building, and modern art sculptures in bright pink. There is a mix of men and women, some holding umbrellas, and a few looking at the camera.
People sitting on benches and walking in an outdoor brick courtyard, viewed through a decorative black metal fence with a blurred foreground.
People gathered in a courtyard with traditional architecture, including a pagoda-style building, surrounded by trees and blooming shrubs, viewed from an arched entrance.
A minimalist art installation features a wooden house-like frame on a stage with a black background, a white cloth underneath, and a red object.
An art installation featuring a large, weathered tree branch supported by a red metal frame with wires, set on a tiled floor with a small pile of gravel underneath.
Two women with long dark hair, dressed in black, are performing a dance or pose behind a red geometric frame in a colorful indoor market or event space. One woman is leaning back and the other is standing upright, with the background filled with blur
Two women, wearing black clothing, stand outside a decorated building with ornate architecture and glowing lights.
Close-up of a person's bare feet on a stone pavement, with part of a red object or structure on the left side of the image.
People dressed in black performing a traditional dance around a carousel in an urban setting, with seated audience and historic brick buildings in the background.
People walking barefoot on a stone pavement, with some wearing black pants and others wearing sandals or shoes.
An art installation consisting of a wooden frame with a white cloth base on the floor. On the base, there are irregularly shaped red and black objects, arranged in a specific formation. The scene is dimly lit, with a focused light illuminating the ar
An art installation featuring two geometric sculptures on a tiled floor in a dimly lit gallery space. One sculpture has a red frame with a swinging figure inside, while the other is an empty beige frame.

Original soundscape by Surendra Shrestha, Sur Melody Recording Studio; peformers/performance collaborators: Suchan Maharjan, David Maharjan, Puja Maharjan, Kristina Dongol, Smriti Theguwa Limbu, Sitashma Risal, Ranjeeta Thapa Saru Magar, Riddhi Maharjan, Samiyah Shakya, Rohisha Maharjan, Rushma Gurung, Kritika Manandhar, Smarika Maharjan, Rujan Kumar Maharjan, Anush Khaiju, Amisha KC, Aastha Timilsina, Dipesh Rai, Jesish Gurung, Tamanna Thapa, Sneha Shrestha, Henjilee Limbu, Nirvita Shakya, Sagar Rawal, Buddha Bahadur Magar, Shrawast Raj Sthapit, Anjil Rai, Shreeya Singh, and Aarush Gyawali. Photo/Video documentation by Sabik Maharjan and Sameer Tamrakar. Artwork documentation by Pujan KC and Binod Shrestha.