Debadyuti Saha

My works dwell in the grey areas of conflict and contradiction that is inherent in the contemporary Indian psyche struggling to bridge its culture, tradition with modernity. Our traditional social practices and morality which seems to be obscure and illogical to the rational and mechanical modernity yet their generalized prominence in our daily lives creates areas of conflict and confusion for me. In my works I try to revisit those grey areas where traditional thoughts often clash with my experiences of modernity or are re-contextualized by it. Thus, my body of work consists of a diverse mix of forms, images and textures are juxtaposed with each other.

My childhood experiences of growing in a family rooted in the traditional forms of spirituality and my encounters with the modern life style and its morality in Kolkata created a sense of conflict in me. Through my works I try to bridge those conflicting concepts. Thus recontextualized and tweaked images of gods and goddesses become areas of contestations and appropriations of my traditional upbringing with the urban modern civilization.