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Siri Khandavilli is an intermedia artist working in the realms of video art, paintings and installations. In this set of works, “For the Love of Money”, Siri Khandavilli contemplates on the complex relationship between her and Money. She does this by juxtaposing some of the important aspects of human life like food, sex and death against money.
 
The artist, who was born and brought up in India, uses imagery and symbols drawn from the Hindu myths and rituals. For example, the recurring motif of a crow is associated with death rituals in Hinduism. The artist blends her metaphors and symbols drawn from such solemn sources with humor. There are witty uses of references to pop culture as well as to the current art scene.
 
The mixed media works are seductive, mysterious, metaphorical, visceral and surprisingly amusing at the same time. As in her previous works, the artist continues to explore concepts of contradictions and agreements.
 
Siri Khandavilli, in her video work Eat, explores the concept of infinite consumption. The video shows the artist in the physical act of eating paper cutouts of currency, shaped as butterflies and flies. The artist uses butterflies as symbols for the ephemeral and the fly as a symbol of death/ mortality. The act of eating is shown as a never ending spiral and the video is presented as an endless loop.

Siri Khandavilli’s works have been exhibited at ASU, Harrywood Gallery, Modified Art Gallery, India Habitat Center, India International Center, Belgium Indian Festival, Art Junction and Brazilian Embassy (India).
Her works are in private collections in USA, UK, India and Italy.