..of warps and wefts
Recent works by Dhara Mehrotra
New Delhi, April 8th 2021: Presented by Anant Art gallery, ..of warps and wefts is an online, solo show featuring recent works by Dhara Mehrotra.
The curation iterates a collision of science and art to explore a universe of possibilities, truths, and nature. Research studies indicate that one spoon of soil carries more living organisms than the entire human population on this planet. Dhara, intrigued and informed by facts like these, observes the invisible underground networks of micro-organisms performing through a microscope. She translates the systematic transmutations and modifications of patterns into visuals outside of the perceived and prevalent notions of existence. The works range across media- canvas and acrylic, paper and ink, with tactile layers of fiber, wherein each entity forms a web of stories, poetry and movement.
Embedded in the fabric of contemporary politics, these elements represent fragile threads that often miss the eye, but inform our thought processes, activities and reactions. The gossamer of relationships in these clusters hint at the prevalent ambiguity that connects us all. Mycelium networks that sustain the natural vegetation on this planet, highlight the easily forgotten micro-world capable of self-organisation, debunking the idea that human beings remain at the behest of all structural activities.
Dhara Mehrotra [b. 1979, Bengaluru completed her Bachelor's and Master's in Fine Arts from College of Art, Delhi [2001, 2005]. She has been a recipient of awards for academic excellence throughout her Bachelor's degree. Dhara has participated in various group shows and installation projects around the world including, Spiralling into the Absurd, Anant Art Gallery, Bikaner House, New Delhi [2021]; All in a Day's Work, Aicon gallery, New York [2020]; Gossamer, Five Million Incidents, Goethe-Institut at Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi & Kolkata in collaboration with Raqs Media Collective [2019]; Through Clusters and Networks (Artist-in-residence) NCBS-TIFR museum, Bengaluru [2018]; Forms Of Devotion, Museum of Sacred Art (MOSA), Madrid, Spain [2016, 2015]; Collateral exhibition by Tangerine Art Space, at Hallegua Hall, Jew Town, Fort Kochi, Kochi , Kerala [2012], amongst others.
Dhara received The Junior Fellowship Award from the Ministry of Culture, The Government of India, in Visual Art (Painting) 2007, and the TIFR (NCBS) Research Fellowship 2017-18, Bengaluru.
The show will be on live from 8th April to 8th May, 2021 at www.anantart.com.