The viewer comes away with an appreciation of the sensuous and intellectual pleasure of these paintings. |
The pairs of asylum inmates separate and move together, come towards the viewer and retire. |
For instance, he transports the viewer to the Kozhikode beachfront, parts of Kannur and even the hill station Munnar. |
Bassett keeps these feelings just below the surface, letting the viewer watch as she struggles to maintain her tidy life in control. |
He creates a veil between viewer and subject and, with over-emphasis on craft, runs the risk of distancing his audience. |
It doesn't help that there's no one on the show that a viewer can remotely care about. |