Join us for an engaging session from our artist talk series: THE FABULATION PROJECT. It is a series of conversations and encounters exploring contemporaneity in the arts practices, that are also a work of story making for a 'people to come'. In an attempt to contextualise contemporary art practice this series of talks engages with story making and story teller as central to all dialogue. So, we try to unravel layers of an artist’s body of work and look for what they narrate (or not) about the times we live in, along with active audience engagement. The talk series has been initiated by Neha 'Zooni' Tickoo, Associate Curator, KNMA. The program will be followed by light refreshments.

Soghra Khurasani will present her works and be in conversation with artist and researcher Jyothidas KV

Soghra Khurasani

Soghra works with woodcut and etching to create prints that reflect on themes of claustrophobia and the feminine body. The deep earthy colours predominate her prints, especially through the recurring motif of red blood cells or expansive landscapes. Furthermore she navigates the textures of human bodies and spaces layered with associations of shared belongings through her work. She received her post-graduate degree in printmaking from MS University, Baroda, in 2010, and undergraduate degree in painting from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, in 2008. Most recently her works were shown at the 35th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts: From the void came gifts of the cosmos, 2023, and received a special mention from the international jury. Her solo exhibitions include Shadows Under My Sky, TARQ, Mumbai (2021); SKIN, Gitler & ______, New York (2018); Reclaiming Voices, curated by Noman Ammouri, Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hyderabad (2014); and One day it will come out, curated by Sumesh Sharma and Hena Kapadia, TARQ, Mumbai (2014). She has participated in group shows including Mycelial Legacies curated by Deeksha Nath at Anant Art Gallery, New Delhi (2023); Naya Anjor at Anant Art Gallery, New Delhi (2022); Resurgence, online show, TARQ, Mumbai (2020) and many others. She has participated in the Beisinghoff Printmaking Residency, Women’s Studio Workshop, Germany (2018) and Khoj Kooshk Residency Exchange Program in Tehran and Delhi (2016) amongst others. Khurasani was nominated for the Queen Sonja Print Award in 2024. She is a recipient of the 56th National Academy Award at Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, in 2015, and the first recipient of the Kala Sakshi Memorial Trust Award, New Delhi, in 2009. She lives and works in Vadodara, Gujarat.

Jyothidas K V ( born in 1987, in Kerala, India) is a visual artist and researcher based in New Delhi. He is a trained printmaker whose art practice varies from drawing-based installations, performances, text, and prints to photographs and gatherings. His performances try to locate random acts of belonging in cities and investigate the relationships between food, identities, and geographical and climatic locations. He also researches the history of modernist printmaking in India as part of his academic work. His works usually exist in the form of visual conversations and collaborations.