A solo exhibition by Shruti Gupta Chandra in New Delhi, titled Where does the mind stop and the world begin, presents a new body of abstract works that trace the porous boundary between inner consciousness and the external world.
About the exhibition
Where does the mind stop and the world begin is a solo art exhibition by Shruti Gupta Chandra now on view at Sridharani, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi. The show, curated with advisory support from Ashwini Pai Bahadur, gathers recent abstract paintings that map the artist’s evolving engagement with intuition, movement, and emotional responsiveness. Against luminous white grounds, forms float untethered—sometimes voluminous, sometimes flat or amorphous—while lines, dots, and gestural marks traverse the picture plane in unpredictable rhythms.
The works unfold as visual theatres of energy, where repetition and layering create atmospheres of vibration and flux. These compositions invite viewers into a liminal space where reality appears to dissolve and reassemble, returning to traces of its source. The exhibition functions as an immersive encounter with an artist in transformative motion, mapping not only the evolution of a practice but also an ongoing act of self‑creation through art.
Artistic practice of Shruti Gupta Chandra
Shruti Gupta Chandra’s practice spans over four decades of engagement with both painting and dance, and this body of work foregrounds that dialogue between movement and mark‑making. Trained at Triveni Kala Sangam as a young artist and later recognised with a National award by the Lalit Kala Akademi in 2005, she has moved from early figurative realism and detailed anatomical studies towards symbolic mindscapes and surreal architectural explorations.
In this current series, she consciously steps away from structural conventions, light‑and‑shadow formalism, and predictable compositional logic, instead forging organic “desire paths” across the canvas. Her palette and gestures evoke spinning figures dissolved into blur, tonal crescendos akin to musical raags, and spatial relationships that recall cycles of becoming and unbecoming.
Themes, materials, and curatorial vision
The curatorial framework of Where does the mind stop and the world begin, informed by an essay by art historian and curator Lina Vincent, foregrounds the philosophical, aesthetic, and spiritual dimensions of the work. Vincent’s text amplifies the undercurrent of reality loosening and reconstituting within the paintings, framing them as propositions about where perception ends and the world begins.
Gupta Chandra works across acrylic, oil, watercolour, pen, pastel, collage, and mixed media, allowing each material to bring its own temperament to the composition. There is a palpable spiritual layer in the canvases: lines misbehave, colours meander, and forms dance, creating structures that feel at once intimate and expansive, microcosmic and macrocosmic. The exhibition marks a definitive shift into full abstraction, where the artist leans into rupture and drift rather than into fixed narrative or representation.
Exhibition details
Where does the mind stop and the world begin, a solo exhibition by Shruti Gupta Chandra, is on view from 17 to 24 March 2026 at Sridharani, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi. The exhibition is open to the public during regular gallery hours, which run from 10:30 AM to 7:00 PM on weekdays and Saturdays, with the gallery closed on Sundays.
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Cover Image: CAN YOU DIVE DEEP ENOUGH | mixed media on paper | 15x18inches
Athmaja Biju is the Editor at Abir Pothi. She is a Translator and Writer working on Visual Culture.
