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Altodi Poltodi thinks through aspects of permeability and preservation, provoking an image of shadowy protector figures. How do they interact with a landscape, what could they want to protect and where do they mark their boundary lines? Drawing from the ancient stories of Rakhandars, mythic beings that guard or protect Goan villages, this collaborative process weaves personal stories with the land and history of Goa. Altodi Poltodi began as a conversation between two friends on a bridge over a river, in a state of suspension, connecting two shores – those of memory and the present.
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10. One quiet evening, a conversation sparked between an insider that lived outside and an outsider that lived inside. In this circle within a circle and circle intersecting a circle, ‘origins’ were discussed. The time and place where it all began – the story of Goa (the real place) and the story of Altodi Poltodi (the installation).
