“Every image embodies a way of seeing.” — John Berger, Ways of Seeing
What we see depends on where we are. The View from Here, at this moment and in this space, is shaped by what has come before and by what lies just ahead. Despite its programme being somewhat informed by the specificity of Anant Art’s location in Noida—an industrial enclave distanced by geography from the cultural centre of Delhi, its concerns have extended far beyond it.
This exhibition, an introspective curation of works from within the inventory, reflects on location not just as geography, but as a way of seeing. It considers how context, whether spatial, emotional, or political, shapes the field of vision. It marks a point in time to pause and consider what becomes visible, sayable, or possible.
The artists in this show work from specific contexts—geographical, political, social, and personal. Each artist speaks from where they stand. The view from there might be theirs alone–unique in a sense that is informed by personal journeys made to reach such vantage point. But each of these views offers a way to see.
Tito Stanley and Laxmipriya Panigrahi consider the land as a site of memory, displacement, and cultural inheritance. Digbijayee Khatua and Probir Gupta respond to the complexities of urban space, its architectures, pressures, and political undercurrents. Vikrant Bhise and Abhishek Narayan Verma engage the body as a ground for conflict, identity, and resistance. Harsh Nambiar and Alexander Gorlizki construct imagined or symbolic worlds, where meaning is layered, playful, or deliberately unstable. All ultimately suggesting that how we look determines what comes into focus and what fades from view.
Through this, The View from Here, becomes a map of positions, asking viewers to think about how one’s location, in the broadest sense, shapes what and how we see. It is a moment of looking closely, before taking the next step—and to recognise that a shift in view often precedes a change in direction.
