Gallery Dotwalk recently presented Ruins of an Embrace, a solo exhibition by Kerala-based artist Abdulla PA, curated by theatre director and interdisciplinary artist Amitesh Grover. The exhibition ran from 20th to 28th September 2025 at Travancore Palace, New Delhi, and will open again from 4th October to 4th November 2025 at Gallery Dotwalk, Gurugram.
The exhibition gathered Abdulla’s sculptural assemblages, installations, paintings, and smaller works, using materials such as rusted tin, broken furniture, driftwood, loofah, and fruit skins—objects collected from his surroundings in Tripayar, Central Kerala. These discarded or weathered items were presented as intimate vessels of memory and kinship, extending also to portraiture where images of family members appeared on corroded metal and rusted surfaces through chemical processes.
Curator Amitesh Grover described Abdulla’s practice as one that “resonates beyond the personal,” highlighting ecological and cultural urgencies, and inviting audiences to reconsider the value of discarded materials.
About the Artist
Abdulla PA is a multidisciplinary artist whose installations and sculptures examine biomimicry and biomorphism. Using natural and overlooked materials, he creates works that expand their potential into art and design. Abdulla has created permanent installations at Kunstdepot private museum, Switzerland, IIT Palakkad Sahyadri campus, Kerala, and OP Jindal Global University, Haryana. He participated in the Stiftung Kunstdepot Residency in Switzerland in 2025 and has been part of international and national exhibitions such as PLANKTON MANIFESTO (Spain, 2025), OF BARRIERS AND DISTANCES (Germany and New Delhi, 2025), and the India Art Fair 2025 with Gallery Dotwalk. A BFA graduate from the College of Fine Arts, Thrissur, Abdulla received an honorable mention in the State Award category by the Kerala Lalitha Kala Akademi (2020–21) and has shown previously at the Akademi’s annual state exhibition and in the Kochi Biennale collateral (2022).
In Frame: Abdulla PA. Artwork featured: Abdulla PA | Womb of Time | Image Courtesy: Gallery Dotwalk
About the Curator
Amitesh Grover is a theatre director, artist, and curator. His work spans performance, visual art, installation, and digital media, and has been shown internationally at leading festivals and cultural institutions. He has received numerous awards and fellowships, including the Ustad Bismillah Khan National Award, MASH FICA New Media Award, Charles Wallace Fellowship (UK), Pro Helvetia South Asia Residency, and nominations for the Prix Ars Electronica (Austria) and Arte Laguna Prize (Italy). Grover also teaches and writes, contributing to critical discourse on art and contemporary performance in South Asia.
In Frame: Amitesh Grover and Sreejith CN | Image Courtesy: Gallery Dotwalk
About the Gallery
Gallery Dotwalk was founded in 2022 by Sreejith CN and has since conducted nearly twenty exhibitions, including the India Art Fair (2023 and 2025) and large-format shows such as Luminous Reveries at Travancore Palace and a survey of 43 sculptors at Bikaner House. The gallery represents young artists such as Abdulla PA, Amjum Rizve, Chandrashekar Koteshwar, Mehak Garg, Priyanranjan Purkait, and Sudhayadas S. Its initiatives include Dotwalk Productions, which produces films on artists, and the Dotwalk Ajitara Art Residency, launched in 2024 in Delhi NCR. The residency has hosted more than 30 artists globally, providing curated modules and outreach programs.
With Ruins of an Embrace, the gallery has marked Abdulla PA’s first solo presentation in Delhi, positioning both the artist and the institution as important contributors to contemporary Indian art practice.
Cover image: Abdulla PA | Burning tomb | Image Courtesy: Gallery Dotwalk
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