Nirmal Raja

I’ve always found Temple paraphernalia a visual treat! One of my favorite places to visit while visiting mom are old old temples in Southern India…Took mom to her home town today and visited the temple we all used to go to as children spending summers at grandmas house. It was lovely to travel back in time briefly…

Excavation,2014, is on view again as part of show at .gallery titled “Read the Room”. It is so nice to see this work up again and in conversation with other text based work in the show! Media: screen prints on ledger paper, hand cut, suspended on music wire, cast shadows
Articulating the liminal nature of how it feels to exist between two cultures is an ongoing process of discovery. I use letters from the English and Telugu alphabet, combine them in a screen print and hand cut around them, “excavating” the space in-between. Hung delicately suspended on wire, they cast shadows on the wall, swaying and moving with the slightest breeze. 
Exhibiting artists in “Read the Room” are: Chloé Allyn, Nina Ghanbarzadeh, Glen Martin Taylor, Nirmal Raja, and Lisa Wicka!

After weeks of being despondent about the state of things in the country, I had an inspiring morning at the AAPI arts and culture summit this morning… I launched a new project- an object based online story archive- www.amaanat.com. Link in my bio’s linktree. Please check it out and contact me to set up appointments to become part of it. I’ll be making appointments starting mid March. Deep gratitude to for providing community through this event and for the welcoming reception to this project!