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Sayan Chanda, Bohurupee 2, 2021
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Exhibition
Sayan Chanda: They Speak in a Hundred Ways
24 Nov 2022 – 22 Jan 2023
Regular hours
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 16:00
Free admission
Address
- 53 Old Bethnal Green Rd, London
- London
England - E2 6QA
- United Kingdom
For Commonage, Sayan Chanda has reimagined the space as a sanctum sanctorum in which ceramics and textiles are conjured into otherworldly entities and ageless votive offerings.
About
Chanda's works serve as totems, portals and talismans that allude to personal histories and inner monologues. Through the laboured methods of weaving, stitching, dying of fibres and the hand forming and firing of clay, these works have spiritual evocations.
The exhibition is Chanda’s first solo exhibition in London and includes two aspects of his practice. Textiles, from the ‘Bohurupee’ series, are created using weaving methods and reference Bengali folk masks. They at once conceal and suggest thresholds to alternate beings. Referred to as ‘Shapeshifters’ the ceramics have biomorphic and timeless qualities – ancient relics or futuristic amulets. Chanda has envisioned a contemplative, ritualistic and somewhat foreboding environment that echoes the hymns from multiple tongues.
On Wednesday 18th Jan, the artist will host a workshop exploring some of the materials used in his practice, more details to follow in the new year.
