પ્રાકૃત / સામાકૃત - PRAKRUT / SAMAKRUT
Kanan Koteshwar
Dates
December 21, 2024 - February 15, 2025
My artwork explores the intricate web of relationships between humans, materials, and nature. I delve into the complexities and simplicity of life's journey, where every ending marks a new beginning. Inspired by nature's cycles, I reflect on the interconnectedness of all living beings, highlighting the beauty in differences and the commonalities that bind us.
Through my work, I illustrate the delicate balance between attachment and detachment, decay and renewal. Nature's transformations – like the caterpillar's metamorphosis – remind us that change can be both destructive and creative. I invite viewers to reevaluate their relationships with others, nature, and themselves, embracing the constant flux and beauty in impermanence.
Ultimately, my art advocates for a harmonious coexistence, where humans, materials, and nature intersect, influencing one another in an ever-evolving dance. By acknowledging our place within this web, we can revive, revise, and reconnect – embracing the craziness and beauty of life's journey.
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About The Artist
Kanan Koteshwar, born in 1985 in Dabhoi, India, holds a diverse academic background that informs her artistic practice. She earned a Bachelor's degree in Home Science from the Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) of Baroda in 2005, followed by a degree in Early Childhood and Education from the same institution in 2007. In 2010, she completed her Master’s in Museology from the Faculty of Fine Arts, MSU, and also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Guidance and Counselling. Her varied academic training profoundly shapes her artistic vision, where she finds poetic irony in the act of preserving what has seemingly lost its significance. She likens her work to finding life in the dead—reforming the broken and forgotten.
In 2018, Kanan made her solo debut with the exhibition “Pracyuta” at Knots Experimental Art Space in Vadodara. She has since participated in several group exhibitions, including “From Where All That Sweat” at Amuseum Art Gallery of Modern Art, Thiruvananthapuram, in 2022, and “Interlude 2” by Knots Collective at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Baroda, in 2019.
Kanan Koteshwar lives and works in Vadodara, India.
Selected Artworks
