'Where does inspiration come from?': Shilo Shiv Suleman accuses makers of 'Saaho' of plagiarism; Lisa Ray backs artist
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| Updated: Aug 31, 2019, 02:38 PM IST
Bengaluru based artist Shilo Shiv Suleman took to her Instagram page and called out the makers of 'Saaho' for creating a rip-off of her installation for one of their posters.
Amidst the massive release of Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor starrer Saaho, the film has caught up in a major controversy. The makers of the film have been accused of plagiarism by a Bengaluru-based artist named Shilo Shiv Suleman. A few days back, Prabhas and Shraddha had shared a poster from the film which looks like a complete rip-off of Shilo's installation The Burning Man. She shared the photo of her installation and hinted at it being used without permission.
Shilo wrote, "Where does inspiration come from? What (sacred) wells do we drink from when we create from an original and authentic space?
This week people from across the world gather back together in that dust @burningman
and I am reminded of how much of my creation comes from my (beating) heart.
Pulse and bloom is a biofeedback installation that reacts to people’s heartbeats, and it came to exist because of a series of personal relationships.
It was born from love (like me). We had support from @burningman but we also pulled out of our own pockets to make it manifest. I left my home for the first time, moved to another country, went out into that desert. It cost me a heart.
It was a gift, and a sacrifice for all of us involved, and changed the paths of all our lifelines.
I’m quite certain it was intended for me to create this installation. I’m certain that the sand storms, the dust, the rose-pink clouds, the thunderstorms gathered around it intentionally, for me.
What happens when that story gets taken without your permission?
I am known by my creation.
#pulseandbloom @rd108 @sabarani @lukeiseman @heatheraminastewart @samuelclay with a team of hearts @_gracenotes @jugularbean @vivek_chockalingam @brittanyjanis @_zenrabbit @mattmedved and more.
Diet Sabya also called out the makers of Saaho by sharing the collage and captioning it as, "Breaking: Prabhas-Shraddha Kapoor Film to Break Avengers Endgame Opening Day Record, Didn’t find the budget to produce original artwork for the poster. Left: Artist @shiloshivsuleman; Right #saaho #dietsabya #gandi #copy #prabhas #shraddhakapoor"
