Game of deception

Game of Deception A white horse hovers above the quarry while Kaliya plays a double game. Borrowing from an episode in the Adi Parva of the Mahabharata, where illusion alters reality, the work reflects on the deceptive narratives surrounding development and progress. Here, Kaliya becomes a metaphor for the many-faced nature of extraction—concealing ecological damage behind carefully constructed illusions. The quarry is not only a site of excavation but also a place where truth itself is manipulated, making destruction appear as progress. (The _Mahabharata_ (Aadi parva) mentions a bet between sisters and wives of Kashyapa - Vinata and Kadru about the colour of Uchchaihshravas's tail (the divine seven headed white horse). While Vinata—the mother of Garuda and Aruna—said it was white, Kadru said it was black. The loser would have to become a servant of the winner. Kadru told her Naga ("serpent") sons to cover the tail of the horse and thus make it appear as black in colour. Something false that pretend to be real and thus, Vinatā lost the bet, Vinata and her unborn son Garuda became slaves to Kadru and her serpent children).