Jitish Kallat, Adrift Signs (I am carrying dangerous goods), 2025, four nautical flags, raising flags, museum in progress, Stubenbrücke, flag
Jitish Kallat, Adrift Signs (I require a pilot), 2025, four nautical flags, raising flags, museum in progress, Stubenbrücke, flag
Jitish Kallat, Adrift Signs (Keep clear of me. I am on fire and carrying dangerous cargo), 2025, four nautical flags, raising flags, museum in progress, Stubenbrücke, flag
Jitish Kallat, Adrift Signs (I require medical assistance), 2025, four nautical flags, raising flags, museum in progress, Stubenbrücke, flag
Jitish Kallat, Adrift Signs (I am carrying dangerous goods), 2025, four nautical flags, raising flags, museum in progress, Stubenbrücke, flag
Jitish Kallat, Adrift Signs (I require a pilot), 2025, four nautical flags, raising flags, museum in progress, Stubenbrücke, flag
Jitish Kallat, Adrift Signs (Keep clear of me. I am on fire and carrying dangerous cargo), 2025, four nautical flags, raising flags, museum in progress, Stubenbrücke, flag
Jitish Kallat, Adrift Signs (I require medical assistance), 2025, four nautical flags, raising flags, museum in progress, Stubenbrücke, flag
Jitish Kallat, Adrift Signs (I am carrying dangerous goods), 2025, four nautical flags, raising flags, museum in progress, flag edition
Photo: Rudolf Strobl, Copyright: museum in progress
Jitish Kallat, Adrift Signs (I require a pilot), 2025, four nautical flags, raising flags, museum in progress, flag edition
Photo: Rudolf Strobl, Copyright: museum in progress
Jitish Kallat, Adrift Signs (Keep clear of me. I am on fire and carrying dangerous cargo), 2025, four nautical flags, raising flags, museum in progress, flag edition
Photo: Rudolf Strobl, Copyright: museum in progress
Jitish Kallat, Adrift Signs (I require medical assistance), 2025, four nautical flags, raising flags, museum in progress, flag edition
Photo: Rudolf Strobl, Copyright: museum in progress
Jitish Kallat, Adrift Signs (I am carrying dangerous goods), 2025, four nautical flags, raising flags, museum in progress, flag
Jitish Kallat, Adrift Signs (I require a pilot), 2025, four nautical flags, raising flags, museum in progress, flag
Jitish Kallat, Adrift Signs (Keep clear of me. I am on fire and carrying dangerous cargo), 2025, four nautical flags, raising flags, museum in progress, flag
Jitish Kallat, Adrift Signs (I require medical assistance), 2025, four nautical flags, raising flags, museum in progress, flag
Adrift Signs (2025) is a solo public installation by Jitish Kallat, featuring four nautical flags displayed at Vienna's historic Stubenbrücke. Their cryptic maritime codes extend beyond the sea, standing on land as signals from the larger planetary vessel on which we move through the universe.
The flag bearing the message “I require a pilot” can be read as a call for absent stewardship in a world adrift. “Keep clear of me. I am on fire and carrying dangerous cargo” speaks to an inflamed and volatile planet. “I require medical assistance” becomes a plea for urgent intervention. “I am carrying dangerous goods” signals the hazardous burdens threatening our collective survival.
The four maritime flags rise like signals from a ship in distress, transforming the bridge into a liminal space that holds both warning and possibility. Each flag is part of the International Code of Signals (ICS), traditionally used at sea to communicate urgency and survival. Here, they mark Stubenbrücke as a site of planetary reflection – a threshold between awareness and action.
Exhibition period Stubenbrücke: 10 March until 22 May 2025
The artwork by Jitish Kallat is available as a signed and numbered flag edition in the format 45 x 45 cm. It consists of 4 flags, which can only be purchased together. Limited edition of 25 copies. Orders can be placed at: www.mip.at/en/shop/raising-flags-editions.
