New Delhi– For artist GR Iranna, ash represents the parallels between life and death.
“My affair with it can be traced right back to my childhood days. I did my schooling at an aashram where there was a tradition of wearing vibhuti (holy ash) on the foreheads. So, I am not new to the use of ash. Even when I was back in college, I would use materials like black ash and charcoal,” says the artist whose latest exhibition ‘Budi’ (Ash) can be viewed at Gallery Espace.
Overwhelmed by the response to the two month long exhibition that started in February, the artist feels that in unnatural times of the pandemic like this, it is a good idea to extend the duration of an exhibition, so that it can be attended in a staggered manner. “The visitors come in two’s and three’s at a time, and not in large crowds. This is why we chose to hold the exhibition over a longer duration. Also, visitors get to interact more intimately with the artwork,” says Iranna, whose work ‘Naavu’
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