Drawing

Aqua Atlas, 2023–2024

Installation view, Nature Morte Dhan Mill, New Delhi Aqua Atlas 2023–2024 Acrylic on Linen 18 x 18 x 1 in l  46 x 46 x 2 cm (each) 1 Print 18 x 18 in.l  46 x 46 cm Highlighting global inequities in the distribution and use of scarce resources like water, Aqua Atlas comprises smallRead More »Aqua Atlas, 2023–2024

Ruled Paper (red, blue, white), 2022

Installation view, Kunstmuseum Thun, Switzerland Ruled Paper (red, blue, white) 2022 electric wire on deckle - edge handmade paper 43 x 31 in. I 109 x 79 cm. each Ruled Paper (red, blue, white) are reminiscent of four-lined page notebooks used in schools to practice learning to write. While the straight lines provide a framework, they also convey an impressionRead More »Ruled Paper (red, blue, white), 2022

Vortex, 2022

Installation view, Compton Verney, UK Vortex 2022 Electric wires and metal 108 x 60 in. I 274 x 152 cm The tense borders intersecting rivers that flow between them form Vortex. This wall drawing has been made using electrical cables, a material that is symbolic of human connection, the transmission of energy and the exchangeRead More »Vortex, 2022

River Drawing, 2021

Installation view, Norrtalje Konsthall, Sweden River Drawing 2021 in situ wall drawing made using electric wires, nails and pigment 7.5 ft x 12 ft (h x l)  I  2 x 3.6 metres River Drawing points to the absurdity of national efforts to discipline and claim ever-moving bodies of water by reshaping the landscape. In thisRead More »River Drawing, 2021

River Drawings, 2020

River Drawings 2020 gouache, charcoal, graphite, nails and electric wires on laser cut and embossed Arches paper 32 x 44 in. l  81 x 112 cm. River Drawings point to the absurdity of national efforts to discipline and claim ever-moving bodies of water by reshaping the landscape. In this suite of subversive works the artistRead More »River Drawings, 2020

Leaking Lines, 2019

Installation view, Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai Leaking Lines 2019 charcoal, gouache, graphite, nails and electric wires on laser cut and embossed Arches paper 25 x 33 in. l 64 x 84 cm. (top) each 55 x 33 in. l 140 x 84 cm. (bottom) each Leaking Lines refers both to the violence and fragility ofRead More »Leaking Lines, 2019

Siamese Trees, 2018-2019

Siamese Trees 2018-19 electric wires, metal, circuit boards, fittings In her works Reena Kallat seeks answers to perennial human conflicts by probing the natural world, often mixing the botanical and zoological to examine the political. In Siamese Trees, electrical wires have been painstakingly woven into inverted trees that conjoin to form human lungs. While theRead More »Siamese Trees, 2018-2019

Leaking Lines, 2019

Leaking Lines 2019 electric wires, steel nails, charcoal, embossed and laser cut arches paper 31 x 31 x 2 in. l 79 x 79 x 5 cm. (each) 13 x 13 x 2 in. l 33 x 33 x 5 cm. (each) In Reena Kallat's works over the last several years the border, the territoryRead More »Leaking Lines, 2019

Hyphenated Lives, 2016

Installation view, Kiswire Suyeong Factory, 10th Busan Biennale, Korea Hyphenated Lives 2016 gouache, charcoal, ink and electric wire on handmade paper, black boards, wooden vitrines, unfired clay, postcard Hyphenated Lives is a re-imagining of fantastical mutations within the natural world, where new hybridized species of birds and animals, trees and flowers otherwise foregrounded as nationalRead More »Hyphenated Lives, 2016