The ANTHROFUTURE team visited the Student’s Biennale, the parallel event of the 6th Kochi Biennale edition. On December 13, 2025, the Student’s Biennale exhibition opened at VKL Warehouse, one of the four spaces dedicated for the students. Over the following days, BMS Warehouse, Artshilla Kochi, and St. Andrews Parish Hall also opened.

During the opening days and the following dates, we interviewed student artists together with their displayed works and got to know more about their artistic practices.
On the 15th of December, we held two different focus group discussions for 13 students, to share their artistic practices and their aspirations towards the future. In addition to meeting student artists, we also met several curators who were involved in curating over 175 art institutions across India to make this exhibition possible.
 
nterviewing Reppandee Lepcha Photo by Manuela Ciotti
Members of Beyond 8 Collective and their artwork Photo by Karin Zitzewitz
Walking towards the St. Andrews Parish Hall Photo by Rugun Sirait
Interviewing Sharvin Jangle Photo by Manuela Ciotti
Works by a collective of students from Jawahar Lal Nehru Govt College of Fine Arts, Shimla titled ‘to be who? & not to be who?’ Photo by Karin Zitzewitz
Photos taken in front of VKL Warehouse during the exhibition opening Photo by: Rugun Sirait
Shooting videos at BMS Warehouse, Matthancerry, in front artwork by Krishna Murty P.S. Photo by Rugun Sirait
Durgesh Prajapati’s artwork Photo by Manuela Ciotti
Works by Preeti Paari Photo by Karin Karin Zitzewitz
Focus group discussion at St. Andrews Parish Hall with Student’s Biennale Participants Photo by: Rugun Sirait
Preparing the Exhibition signage Photo by Manuela Ciotti
Work by Abhishkek Kolapudi next to Beyond 8 Collective’s work Photo by Manuela Ciotti
Collective artwork by Group 7+1 Photo by Rugun Sirait