Triloka within Buddhist philosophy denotes the three worlds of desire, form, and formlessness. We draw this name from the Buddhist concept of origin, or how something comes into being. Artists make tangible a vision drawn from the desires of our imagination, aesthetics formed by memory, and responses to socio-political realities and existential crisis, where humanity is aware of its mortality through pandemics and war. Three artists in this exhibition have become keen chroniclers of our present circumstance in the age of hate, articulating the nature of politics we now inhabit and suggesting possible paths towards change.
Arpan Sadhukhan uses Bengal’s woodcut tradition to critique the erasure of political consciousness by consumer culture, layering theatre and satire into charged visual narratives.
Poojan Gupta transforms discarded blister packs into intricate forms, reflecting on fragility, survival, and the psychological toll of a generation shaped by crisis.
Unnikrishnan C treats the brick as both medium and metaphor, carving it into tender, bodily forms that carry the imprint of displacement and the emotional landscapes of migration.
Poojan Gupta transforms discarded blister packs into intricate forms, reflecting on fragility, survival, and the psychological toll of a generation shaped by crisis.
Unnikrishnan C treats the brick as both medium and metaphor, carving it into tender, bodily forms that carry the imprint of displacement and the emotional landscapes of migration.
Together, their practices open up three realms, intersecting yet distinct, that reflect the tensions and transformations of our contemporary moment.