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Exhibition Series
Forgotten Places of Beings and Things
Hari & Deepti
Closing reception Thursday January 23rd, 5-8pm
By appointment thru January 25th
We are pleased to announce an exhibition by artistic partners and collaborators Hari & Deepti. The opening reception for Forgotten Places of Beings and Things is Friday, December 20th, 2024 from 6-9pm. It is free and open to the public. The exhibition will be on view to the public until January 25th, 2025, by appointment only.
Forgotten Places of Beings and Things highlights Hari & Deepti’s experimentation with paper, light, and depth, tools they explore through their own narrative lens. Their process began in 2010 by using cut shadow boxes and hand painted watercolor paper, assembled in a wooden boxes to create dioramas. With years of practice, their art has become more intricate and minimal at the same time. They started experimenting with lights and simplified their pieces by removing the colored aspect of the paper. They have since evolved their own style, incorporating back-lit light boxes using flexible LED strip lights.
They hold incredible reverence for their principal medium: “What amazes us about the paper cut light boxes is the dichotomy of these pieces in their lit and unlit states, the contrast is so stark that it has this mystical effect on the viewers.”
ARTIST STATEMENT
Forgotten Places of Beings and Things explores our journey back to our roots and reflects on our experiences through a faded nostalgic lens. This creative process prompts us to revisit certain objects and locations from our past which may appear transformed over time. While memories get warped we find inspiration in these blurred recollections of stories and anecdotes. This led us to sift through our belongings - things that have been passed on through various generations, our old sketchbooks, travelogues, drawings and Polaroids. We grappled with these hazy recollections to capture them and fill the gaps with our imagination. This is our attempt to capture the essence of who we are, our heritage and the places that we have called home and different versions of respective beings we continue to evolve into.
ARTIST BIO
Hari & Deepti are a Mumbai-based husband and wife artist duo who create works that are a Pandora’s box full of stories and imagination that they bring to life through their intricate paper cut light boxes and paper clay sculptures. They have always been drawn towards the imaginative aspect of storytelling. Stories have so many shades and depth in them, and paper as a medium has the exact qualities to reflect and interpret them. They believe that “Paper is brutal in its simplicity as a medium. It demands the attention of the artist while it provides the softness they need to mold it into something beautiful. It is playful, light, colorless and colorful. It is minimal and intricate. It reflects light, creates depth and illusions in a way that it takes the artist through a journey with limitless possibilities.”
Works
The Stories They Told Us (Night View)
Hari & Deepti
$11,000.00•
The Stories They Told Us (Day View)
Hari & Deepti
$11,000.00•
After the Storm (Night View)
Hari & Deepti
$10,500.00Inquire
After the Storm (Day View)
Hari & Deepti
$10,500.00Inquire
It Passes and we Stay (Night View)
Hari & Deepti
$9,800.00Inquire
It Passes and we Stay (Day View)
Hari & Deepti
$9,800.00Inquire
An ode to the Forgotten Path (Night View)
Hari & Deepti
$9,000.00Inquire
An ode to the Forgotten Path (Day View)
Hari & Deepti
$9,000.00Inquire
Born to the Sea, Raised by the Mountains (Night View)
Hari & Deepti
$7,000.00Inquire
Born to the Sea, Raised by the Mountains (Day View)
Hari & Deepti
$7,000.00Inquire
Under the Vine Forest (Night View)
Hari & Deepti
$6,000.00•
Under the Vine Forest (Day View)
Hari & Deepti
$6,000.00•
Outlines 01 (Night View)
Hari & Deepti
$6,000.00Inquire
Outlines 01 (Day View)
Hari & Deepti
$6,000.00Inquire
Confluence (Night View)
Hari & Deepti
$5,200.00Inquire
Confluence (Day View)
Hari & Deepti
$5,200.00Inquire
The Walk to the Two Old Ponds (Night View)
Hari & Deepti
$5,200.00Inquire
The Walk to the Two Old Ponds (Day View)
Hari & Deepti
$5,200.00Inquire
Outlines 02 (Night View)
Hari & Deepti
$5,000.00Inquire
Outlines 02 (Day View)
Hari & Deepti
$5,000.00Inquire
Through the Wind Swept Field (Night View)
Hari & Deepti
$4,000.00Inquire
Through the Wind Swept Field (Day View)
Hari & Deepti
$4,000.00Inquire
A Forest Structure (Night View)
Hari & Deepti
$3,800.00Inquire
A Forest Structure (Day View)
Hari & Deepti
$3,800.00Inquire
Omana's Window- The Moonlight Over the Lagoon (Night View)
Hari & Deepti
$3,800.00Inquire
Omana's Window- The Moonlight Over the Lagoon (Day View)
Hari & Deepti
$3,800.00Inquire
Omana's Window- Through the Passage (Night View)
Hari & Deepti
$3,800.00Inquire
Omana's Window- Through the Passage (Day View)
Hari & Deepti
$3,800.00Inquire
Evening Ritual (Night View)
Hari & Deepti
$3,500.00Inquire
Evening Ritual (Day View)
Hari & Deepti
$3,500.00Inquire
Amma Swam Like A Fish That Day (Night View)
Hari & Deepti
$3,500.00Inquire
Amma Swam Like A Fish That Day (Day View)
Hari & Deepti
$3,500.00Inquire
Through the Groves (Night View)
Hari & Deepti
$3,500.00Inquire
Through the Groves (Day View)
Hari & Deepti
$3,500.00Inquire
All That She Remembers (Night View)
Hari & Deepti
$3,000.00Inquire
All That She Remembers (Day View)
Hari & Deepti
$3,000.00Inquire
It Feels Hazy Almost Like A Dream (Sideways piece) (Night View)
Hari & Deepti
$3,000.00Inquire
It Feels Hazy Almost Like A Dream (Sideways piece) (Day View)
Hari & Deepti
$3,000.00Inquire
The Roots of the Sea (Night View)
Hari & Deepti
$3,000.00Inquire
The Roots of the Sea (Day View)
Hari & Deepti
$3,000.00Inquire
Time Keepers 01 (Night View)
Hari & Deepti
$2,400.00Inquire
Time Keepers 01 (Day View)
Hari & Deepti
$2,400.00Inquire
Time Keepers 02 (Night View)
Hari & Deepti
$2,400.00Inquire
Time Keepers 02 (Day View)
Hari & Deepti
$2,400.00Inquire
The Forest Stood Still and We Walked Through the Mist (Night View)
Hari & Deepti
$2,800.00Inquire
The Forest Stood Still and We Walked Through the Mist (Day View)
Hari & Deepti
$2,800.00Inquire