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SOUL – The Song of Beauty and Eternity: A Textile Meditation at Hutheesing Visual Art Centre

As part of Ahmedabad Cultural Week, the Hutheesing Visual Art Centre presents SOUL – The Song of Beauty and Eternity, a textile installation conceptualised and curated by Niharika Shah. The exhibition brings together artists Prof. Amar Dutta and Barsha Dutta in a father–daughter collaboration that embodies reflection, memory, and rediscovery through textile art.

The project was envisioned as a contemplative space within Ahmedabad’s vibrant cultural landscape—a reminder that art can invite stillness as much as it provokes dialogue. By celebrating the intergenerational exchange between two textile practitioners, the Hutheesing Visual Art Centre underscores the city’s enduring relationship with craft, introspection, and innovation.

About the Artists

Prof. Amar Dutta, former Director of NIFT Mumbai, is widely recognised for his pioneering research and design interventions in traditional Indian weaves, particularly Tanchoi and Tangalia. His work represents a synthesis of technique, patience, and cultural memory.

Barsha Dutta, Founder of Bristi, is a designer and educator whose practice spans textiles, interiors, and cultural projects. A graduate of NIFT Gandhinagar with a Master’s in Heritage Management from Ahmedabad University, she focuses on bridging design thinking with heritage consciousness.

Titled SOUL – Fading into Silence, the installation explores what it means to be human in an age of excess and distraction. Composed of yarns, muslin, threads, and fragments of synthetic waste, the work juxtaposes the authentic and the artificial, the mindful and the transient.

At its centre is an unfinished garment—delicate yet resonant—a metaphor for the self in search of meaning. The gradual tonal shift from dark to pale hues mirrors an inner journey toward clarity and calm, moving from chaos to contemplation.

A New Space for Reflection

The exhibition also inaugurates a newly designed black box space within the Hutheesing Visual Art Centre, conceived for intimate and experimental art experiences. Marking a new chapter for the institution, this space aims to foster dialogues around silence, transformation, and the unseen dimensions of contemporary practice.

Exhibition Details
SOUL – The Song of Beauty and Eternity
Artists: Prof. Amar Dutta & Barsha Dutta
Curated by: Niharika Shah
Venue: Hutheesing Visual Art Centre, Ahmedabad

Image courtesy: Hutheesing Visual Art Centre

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