bangalore a piece of artwork created out of a mindful mishmash of 1500 cellphone chargers heres an installation thats turning many headsliu bolin an artist from china who is in india and bangalore for the first time as part of the art bengaluru 2014 festival has come up with this unique creation lius work the charger series adorns the wall of the collection an art gallery in ub city the artist has plugged cellphone chargers into steel forms of the human body to express his disagreement with such possessions cellphone chargers serve as a concrete indicator of boundless human desires ever since i purchased my first mobile in 2000 ive used many brands when i break or lose my phone or when i upgrade to a new one another charger piles up at home i have an entire drawer full of them even though they are completely useless i can never bring myself to throw them away says liu in 2010 he decided to make use of the discarded chargers and started planning this series born in chinas shandong province in 1973 liu completed his bachelor of fine arts from shandong college of arts in 1995 he went on to do his master of fine arts from the central academy of fine arts beijing in 2001 while liu finds every phone accessory useless he doesnt have the heart to discard them i feel guilty throwing them away because they are still functional every time i switch to a new phone the earlier one becomes a burden as we carry more and more burden on our shoulders we are gradually pulled away from the essence of life the sheer variety of brands styles and sizes of the chargers show not only the diversity of life but also traces of human desire as functional objects become unusable they perfectly represent the unacceptable nature of human desire says liu explaining the essence of his work comparing chargers to dust growing and accumulating over traditional society liu says our thinking in this era has become rotten this work symbolizes our survival in this decaying society weighed down by evergrowing burdens we are rendered lifeless waiting for death is in each of our fate the visiting artist hasnt heard of india much i have little idea about indian art and culture i want to see works by artists here ive watched a couple of movies like slumdog millionnaire and three idiots the songs and dance sequences reflect indian culture the exhibition is on till august 30