‘Life and death play major roles in my life and art’

An incident that changed your artistic vision? Travelling to Japan in 1997. It was the first time I travelled outside of India. The people, the artists and curators I met, the museums I saw opened up doors for me. Especially the Japanese art and culture. When I came back to Delhi, I could work with an increased understanding of my art. Is there a vision you’ve never been able to transmit into art but wish you could have? I once visited the Konark temple in Odisha. There were so many abandoned stone sculptures lying around. I wanted to collect those stones and create a commemorative sculpture. That never happened. The idea is still fresh in my head, yet whenever I go back to the temple, I can’t find those stones anymore. Who is your biggest mentor? I thought knowledge was the ultimate mentor. However, I discovered Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. He encouraged me to look at my work in my own way, free from societal constraints, of how other people wanted me to create. Click here to read more..............
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