A solo exhibition of sculptures, physical and digital installations, titled, Between Body and Imagination, Shovin Bhattacharjee’s Inner Quest
Is being held at Dhoomimal Art Gallery in New Delhi.
Curated by the artist himself, the exhibition covers the works done over the period of the last four years and is an amalgamation of Shovin’s thematic concerns.
First planned for 2019, the show was postponed due to the lockdown of the first and second waves of the dreaded COVID 19 pandemic. The artist, however, emerges from the shadows to celebrate humankind’s ability to overcome adversary and survive despite the challenges.
To create his sculptures, Shovin prefers to work in the medium of stainless steel, aluminium, and wood. “Stainless steel is a medium that I enjoy working with even though it is very demanding and unforgiving. Unlike bronze that may be melted and recast and reused, in stainless steel, when one makes a mistake, one usually has to junk the entire piece and start…