What kind of a year has 2018 been for you?
I am right in the thick of production and the year doesn’t feel over just yet. Playstation 4 and Nintendo Switch. Saying no more.
What has changed for the better and what, if anything, has changed for the worse?
Confidence, for better and for worse.
What do you wish had happened this year, but didn’t?
I wish I had more time to read books, play computer games and make rap songs.
What would you characterise as your major achievement this year and why?
Getting nominated for the Jarman Award. The nomination improved my confidence.
Is there anything you’d like to have done this year but haven’t?
Learnt Punjabi.
What would make 2019 a better year than 2018?
Assassinations.
Read our Q&A from April with Hardeep Pandhal
Images:
1. Hardeep Pandhal, ‘Plebian Archive’, exhibition view, David Dale Gallery, Glasgow, September 2015. Photo: Max Slaven; Courtesy: the artist
2. Hardeep Pandhal, Parent Culture, 2018, Synthetic wool, punching bag holders, dimensions variable, exhibition view, Frieze London 2018. Photo: Chris Sharratt
3. Hardeep Pandhal, 2018 New Museum Triennial: ‘Songs for Sabotage’, 2018. Exhibition view: New Museum, New York. Photo: Maris Hutchinson / EPW Studio
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