Shalini Passi Instagram – Dia Mehhta Bhupal’s (@diabhupal) practice consists of constructing life-size sets of familiar yet transitional spaces — waiting rooms, supermarkets, public toilets, or cinemas — crafted with meticulously rolled magazine paper. She is interested in presenting to us what we already know to be real, albeit with a particular tension: spaces that we know to be brimming with bodies, here, are left entirely empty.
Her large, iridescent diasec prints are deliberate constructions. It is a layering up of personal experiences into a single frame, she says, but it is also the layering up of several different creative mechanisms that dialogue and converse throughout the stages of the practice. These are images of a deliberate and careful construction, sharply infused with a sense of criticality, and narrative potential.
Her recent solo exhibitions include SHELF LIFE, GALLERYSKE (2023), In the spaces of hope light grows, Art Intouch (2020), Watch This Space, Pundoles (2019), MIND THE GAP, GALLERYSKE (2016). Group shows include Preview, DTALE ARCHIST (2024), Imagined Documents, Serendipity Arts Festival (2019), and Visions from India, Pizzuti Collection (2017) among others. She has participated in the Yinchuan Biennale, Lyon Biennale and Kochi-Muziris Biennale previously. Mehhta Bhupal lives and works between Hyderabad and Mumbai.
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This work was exhibited at MASH presents, AJIO Luxe Weekend’s (@llwindia) 5th edition!
📅 January 11th & 12th, 2025 — Starting at 11 AM
📍 Jio World Garden, BKC, Mumbai
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