Nihaal Faizal is an artist based in Bangalore, India. In 2018, he founded Reliable Copy, a publishing house for works, projects, and writing by artists. Between 2013-16, he organised G.159, a project space in Yelahanka New Town.


ONGOING:

Studio & Research Residency at Amant Foundation, New York (1 March - 31 May 2024)

Network Culture at 421 Arts Campus, Abu Dhabi (11 February - 28 April 2024)


ONLINE:

The Hindu - Tiki Rajwi on ‘Mohammed Rafi Fan Blog’ (2017)

Contemporary Art Library - (video art) at Bill’s PC, Western Australia

Artforum - Mario D’Souza on red curtains opening at Chatterjee & Lal, India

TAKE on Art - Arushi Vats on ‘Mohammed Rafi Fan Blog’ (2017)

Press Works Store - catalogues and artist multiples

Printed Matter - ‘POLITE’ (2021) and ‘Biennale Artist’ (2022)

BOMB - Anisha Baid interviews the artist on Special FX at Blueprint12, India

The New Indian Express - Dyuti Roy on Special FX at Blueprint12, India

IDEAS Journal - Samira Bose interviews the artist and Sarasija Subramanian on Reliable Copy

Rhizome - ‘MK Stickers (2021) in First Look: New Art Online at New Museum

ASAP | Art - ‘Esther’ (2014) and ‘The Representational Artist’ (2014)

MARCH - Arushi Vats interviews the artist and Sarasija Subramanian on at the kitchen table at 1Shanthiroad Studio/Gallery, India

HOAX - ‘TP S3’ (2018)

TransAsia Photography - Mallika Leuzinger on Haleema Hashim

ASAP | Art - Anisha Baid on ‘Landscape Photographs’ (2014)

PROPRIOCEPTION - Charu Maithani interviews the artist on ‘PowerPoint Animation Effects’ (2014)

Temporary Art Review - Anisha Baid on Final Review at G.159, India


CONTACT: 

nihaalfaizal@gmail.com 



Photocopied Blow Out
2016 - ongoing
feature length film
31:16
in collaboration with Chinar Shah


Photocopied Blow Out presents a remade version of ‘Blow Out’, the 1981 film by Brian dePalma. To achieve this, each frame from a DVD copy of the film is printed using a photocopy machine, then re-scanned, and stitched together with the original soundtrack.

The film then functions as a remake of the original but without any alterations except to its visual surface. Featuring the same plot, the same actors, and the same sequences, Photocopied Blow Out raises questions around technological mediation, authorship, piracy, and creative labour.

The production of the film is ongoing and so far 45000 of the 155449 frames have been produced with support from GENERATOR - a cooperative art production fund from Experimenter.