Arrested Affections | 31 March - 5 May 2022

Nilanjan Das, In search for a comfort zone (series-1) – IV, 2020-2022, Serigraphy on acid free paper, 27.2 x 33, Edition AP + 3

₹ 20,000

In his recent series “In search for a comfort zone,” Nilanjan Das assumes the role of an urban planner, redefining and rectifying public spaces into aligning them with acceptable standards of morality. His works compel the viewers to re-look their surroundings, and identify the intangible markers of public surveillance hidden in plain sight.

Das’s works stem from personal experiences as well as stories of lovers being harassed, not only by agents of law enforcement, but also the public that paramounts normative righteousness. The artist imparts an aesthetic dynamism to these prints by inserting markers of separation, thus transforming their inherent perceptions, consequently also urging us to question our collective consciousness.

This series of eight serigraphs documents empty benches in public spaces that often provide recluse to lovers. Uninhabited, these benches welcome the viewer to come rest, while simultaneously confining them in their isolation. Differently, one is reminded of an uncanny resemblance with our post-pandemic measures of social distancing thus adding another layer of subtext to the artist’s process.

Nilanjan Das (b.1988) completed his BFA and MFA in Printmaking from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata. He is presently a PhD scholar under Dr. Paula Sengupta’s supervision at the same University. Das is a trustee and artist of the Hamdasti Artist Collective, Kolkata. Nilanjan has received the Manorama Young Printmaker Award 2021 from India Printmaker House and participated in many artist residencies and exhibitions in India and abroad including which include Pulp Society Artist in Residency, First Edition, Delhi, 2020; the Sponsored Coursework Program Award at Give me space, New Prints 2020 at International Print Center, New York; Socially Engaged Art Practice Grant, Khoj International Artists’ Association, Delhi, 2019; Megalo Artist in Residence Award, Canberra, Australia, 2018.

Nilanjan is a printmaker and installation artist based in Kolkata

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