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Ha-tha 2

by Sukanya Garg
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Size: 12 x 16 inches
Medium: Pen, Colored Pencil, Graphite and Gold Pen on Acid Free Paper
Year: 2018

Description

The Ha-tha series explores the human body’s intricacies, particularly the perceptions that stem from the constant evolution of cell structures.
The title of the work draws inspiration from the Hatha Yoga Pradipika text, dating back to the 15th century CE, which speaks of the practice of hatha yoga to attain Samadhi state or oneness of mind. The union of the solar (yang) and lunar (yin) energies of the body is symbolic of the coalescence of the atman (self) with the Brahman (universe).
The Ha-tha work series was inspired by the Pagan belief around the winter solstice wherein the cosmic event was a day of celebrating the moon energy. It was believed that on this day, the moon would give birth to the sun. Expanding on this inspiration, the drawings moved towards the union of the sun and the moon, of night and day, of light and darkness, echoing thereby the symbiosis of all dualities not only external to us, but also those within us.

  • ABOUT Sukanya Garg

    Sukanya Garg explores the human body's intricacies, particularly the perceptions that stem from the constant evolution of cell structures. Her practice is inspired by her unprecedented journey across the world to understand pain and the diverse practices of healing. Sukanya has developed an artistic language that explores life’s fragility and resilience, whilst taking us on a simultaneous path into the body's interiority and the cosmos of the universe. Her practice explores the underlying layers of one’s being, digging deep to unravel the mysteries of identity, perception, reality, and dreams. Understanding how the human perception of these revelations is influenced by an individual’s intrinsic attributes and his or her constantly changing external environment, is what lies at the core of her work. For Sukanya, art is a medium of instilling hope in a turbulent time, such as the one we inhabit today. 

    A graduate of Public Policy from Duke University, Sukanya Garg’s artistic practice was developed with the guidance of artist Shobha Broota. A trained economist who became an artist, writer, curator, and a poet, her works have been shown at the Melbourne Museum, Australia; Taragaon Museum, Kathmandu; National Museum, Delhi; Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata; Under the Mango Tree Art Space, Berlin; Užupio Meno Inkubatorius, Vilnius; Centre for Contemporary Art, Bikaner House, Delhi; Palette Art Gallery, Delhi and Dhoomimal Gallery, Delhi among others.

    Sukanya was the recipient of the Ravi Jain Memorial Annual Fellowship Award 2021 by Dhoomimal Gallery. Her writings have appeared in several art magazines, journals, and as part of curatorial notes and catalogues. Formerly a writer for STIRworld Magazine, Sukanya has also curated exhibitions and art programs with The Art House at Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) in Mumbai. She currently lives and works in Delhi.

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