Method Delhi is currently hosting Slow Rot, a group exhibition featuring ten contemporary artists that delves into the unsettling terrains of human fragility, psychological unrest, and the grotesque undercurrents shaping contemporary life. The exhibition is on view at the gallery’s Defence Colony space until July 3, 2026.
Bringing together works by Aditya Dhabhai, Dhruvi Jain, M Imran Ahamed, Milan Sharma, Mitali Das, Priyesh T, Revant Dasgupta, Riya Chandwani, Sajid Wajid Shaikh, and Tithi Das, Slow Rot constructs a layered visual language that resists aesthetic comfort. Instead, it leans into distortion, fragmentation, and emotional unease to interrogate the idea of the “grotesque” as a deeply human condition.
The exhibition situates the grotesque not merely as a visual trope but as an experiential and psychological state, one that reveals the instability of identity and the discomfort of existence. Drawing conceptual parallels with literary figures such as Kamala Das, Saadat Hasan Manto, Sylvia Plath, and Charles Bukowski, the show foregrounds confession, vulnerability, and the articulation of internal suffering as transformative acts. Even philosophical echoes of Sakyamuni Buddha’s acknowledgment of suffering surface in this framework, positioning pain as both inevitable and revelatory.
Rather than staging a direct confrontation, Slow Rot unfolds as a reflective inquiry into contemporary anxieties. The works collectively function as a repository of social and emotional responses, where individual trauma becomes a lens to examine broader societal disquiet. Through fractured imagery and raw visual narratives, the artists challenge conventional expectations of beauty and push against the limits of visual coherence in contemporary Indian art.
Method, known for its commitment to emerging practices, continues its focus on experimentation and critical dialogue through this exhibition. With an emphasis on nurturing early-career artists, the gallery provides a platform for practices that are conceptually driven and unafraid to disrupt dominant narratives. Operating across Mumbai and New Delhi, Method has established itself as a site for interdisciplinary exchange and has participated in major art fairs including India Art Fair, Art Mumbai, and ARCO Lisboa.
Slow Rot is open to the public daily from 12 PM to 7 PM, except Mondays, at Method, D-59, Basement, Defence Colony, New Delhi.
Cover image: M.Imran Ahamed- | Pei Kadha
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