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Tanmoy Samanta b. 1973
The Memory Homes, 2020Pigment on Rice Paper
(HSN Code: 970110)7 x 9 inches each
Set of 12Copyright Tanmoy Samanta, 2020These works are about memory and the idea of home; about longing, belonging and unbelonging. They are about the presence and absence; evocation and poignancy. The stencil like images on...These works are about memory and the idea of home; about longing, belonging and unbelonging. They are about the presence and absence; evocation and poignancy. The stencil like images on the cut-out surfaces are an act of assemblage of memory of different times - some subdued and others stark. They are in the shapes of objects at home—some carefully preserved, forgotten or discarded, heirlooms, layered with tactile experiences and mind-travel to the constellations.Exhibitions
The Shape of Home, TARQ, Mumbai, 2021
Literature
Art India Magazine, Sites of Anchorage, Feb 22, 2022
Publications
Spiralled Memories, Reflections on Tanmoy Samanta's The Shape of Home
Catalogue Essay by Ranjit Hoskote