Social Anatomy of an Institution

Thinking of the sociological (un)grounding to an institution’s cultural formulation; and expanding on the decay and the inherent ontological deficiency within an institution at the core of its inception.

Angst

A video and poem about the sleepful nights before industrialisation and the sleepless nights after capitalism and its impact on human anxieties.

Letter to a Friend

A heartfelt letter to a friend, reminiscing about their days at College of Art, New Delhi; tracing institutional crises, contemplating unresolved questions and lingering memories.

Government College Of Art, Chennai. Kindly Choose....

A deep exploration of the inconsistencies, and shortcomings of the pedagogical system, infrastructure, and historical legacy at the Government College of Art, Chennai.

Book Show-I

Marking a seminal exhibition born out of associative affinities in Jangpura Studio, New Delhi curated by Priyesh Gothwal. Thinking through emerging languages of collaboration, and exchange vis a vis the global capitalist art market.

रौशनी, छिपकली और पतंगा, 9+2=11

A story prompting to think of labels, and what’s truly in a name. A performance, exposing the spectacle of enlightenment. Both, provoking to think of our roles as simultaneous witnesses and performers in dismantling labels, language and knowledge.

(Un)Meshings: Conversation with Studio A68

A candid conversation navigating through disagreements and changing dynamics in a shared space and its inhabitants; finding solace in the sharings, activities, gatherings that stretch the notions of art and practice.

अनटाइटल्ड

Thinking of the stickiness of thoughts, the relationship between notions of being ‘civilized’ and energetic freedom, and the thresholds of adaptability of the ‘modern’ and modernity.

Ballad of an Art Educator: Rant as Format

A work of f(r)iction, critically examining the institutional settings encountered within the arts education space, as a visual artist, and an employee in the art market- navigating the anxieties, fears, and dreams of young and newly-minted art gradua...

Associative Frequencies: A Score in Three Scenes

A score exploring the possible and (un)common relations between sonic dispositions and associative practices and journeys.

Moving with Spaces

A graphic novel and text mapping an extremely personal journey that juxtaposes the rigidity generated by the ritualistic and the ‘mundane’ vis a vis the dynamic nature of spaces;

The Youngest, The Middle, and the Oldest Child: A....

Exploring the behavioral implications of the first few batches of students at a pedagogical institute, from the perspective of a younger twin among three siblings.

SN Elementary

Ruminating on pedagogy and camaraderie at S.N School of Communications in Hyderabad through the analogy of the first wonky pancake- its roughness, inconsistencies and wonderful flavour.

Line and Intervention

A recipe expanding on shared spaces, their boundaries and the intricate dance between human perception and interaction.

Lukewarm Lubricants

A stream of consciousness writing on the shape, temperature, viscosity and synergy of gatherings and how it shape-shifts in the contemporary art milieus of Delhi.

Gulleyball-Moneyball

A game, thinking through how market anxieties shape artistic practices.

Art in the Age of Institutional Reproduction: Mapp...

Mapping an institutional turn to self portraiture in College of Art, New Delhi. Ruminating on colonial lingerings, media fetishes, ultimate ‘isms’, artistic labour, and infrastructural and pedagogical deficits.