Two years ago, the night sky became artist Rohini Devasher’s best friend. In order to discover more and more, she embarked on a journey to discover the hidden world of amateur astronomy. It has since then transformed her from a curious seeker into a curious artist. Bringing the two elements, astronomy and art, together, this Delhi-based artist is ready for her solo show titled, Deep Time.
How did it all happen? From where did astronomy feature in her life? The story began in July 2009, when she travelled back and forth across the country with amateur astronomers to witness stellar astral events. ‘‘Similarity-based metaphors make comparisons between a source and its target based on some correspondence between both. With similarity-creating metaphors, on the other hand, there is no pre-existing parallel between source and target. They create the similarities between the two. And once this metaphor has been encountered, the connection is almost obvious. The proposition, both geographic and metaphoric, offered by the works in this show is in this direction. These maps will be an attempt to imply the unobservable on the basis of what can be observed,” says Devasher.
Date Till October 13.
Time 11 am to 7 pm.
Venue Khoj Studios, S-17, Khirkee Extension.