2020 | Collages
Down the road from my apartment building are modernist bungalows with round openings in thick, whitewashed walls and closed south-facing facades. The lack of ornamentation and simplicity of form appeals to me.
These minimalist outsides however, are seemingly at odds with many Indian interiors that I have seen – often colourful and elaborately decorated with a love for gold and all that shimmers and shines.
Here, opposites happily coexist.
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Mixed media on paper | Dimensions approx. 05 - 08 cm
WHITE WALLS started as part of THINGS SEEN FROM ABOVE
Studio Bhatt is a Dutch-Indian textile design studio committed to creating a cultural dialogue. Studio Bhatt combines the making of limited edition textiles with explorations on paper and writing. In series of works, the studio explores the space between the familiar and the strange and aims to reveal a diversity of perspectives.