Power Plant

In the spotlight is the flora that has been a constant in her work. If the fluidity of ropes lent voluptuous curves to her figures,in the rawness of bronze (she started using it less than a decade ago),Mukherjee has found an attractive gleam. The leaves twirl in Forest Flame,placed together in a cluster,and

in the series Outcrop,Mukherjee flattens the surface and lets the hardened bronze spread across the floor with leaves and stems as vegetal drapes.

The images blur on the tablets in Landscapes. There are etchings of swirling trees and metal ripples seem to represent ocean waves in the corners. “These could represent my frequent trips around Delhi. I like to travel,but hate using the camera,so I capture some memories in the artwork,” says Mukherjee.

The sensuous and anthropomorphic interpretations,where botany and anatomy merge,are incidental. “It is the people who felt that there were sexual elements in my work earlier,there was no intentional representation,” says Mukherjee,who is the daughter of artists Benode Behari and Leela Mukherjee.

She turns around to notice some early visitors who step into the gallery before the formal inauguration. Mukherjee does not mind their presence,what she dislikes though is introducing her art. “It’s for the people to establish their own observations,” she says.

The exhibition at Gallery Espace,New Friend’s Colony is on till May 15. Contact 26922947