Journalism of Courage
Veteran artist Seema Kohli's captivating work - 'When the Moon is Nine Months Full' is showcased at the Tao Art Gallery as a part of the Mumbai Gallery Weekend 2024. (Source: Seema Kohli/Tao Art Gllery)
Curated by Shaunak Mahbubani, Seema's thought-provoking pieces explore the convergence of time, feminine energy, and societal narratives. (Source: Seema Kohli/Tao Art Gllery)
The show that is inspired by Kashmiri mystic Lal Ded, transcends time, features paintings and sculptures bridging human and cosmic elements; and reflects on the contemplation of time (Kaal), exploring continuity, vulnerability, duration, and public participation, according to the press statement. (Source: Seema Kohli/Tao Art Gllery)
In the pièce de résistance, she offers insight into Lal Ded’s moment of ascension, occupying an unruly human body while communing with the unbound cosmos. “Kohli’s works offer precious unions of Saivite and Sufi, corporeal and cosmic, multiple and whole, sea and seed; talismans towards healing in these fractured times,” writes curator Shaunak Mahbubani in a statement. (Source: Seema Kohli/Tao Art Gllery)
Seema's artworks will be on display until February 11, 2024 (daily from 11 am to 7 pm) at Tao Art Gallery (Source: Seema Kohli/Tao Art Gllery)
Offering art lovers a unique perspective on art and culture, the works pay homage to women's labour, care, and resistance, notably the Chipko movement's trailblazing women. (Source: Seema Kohli/Tao Art Gllery)
Turning her gaze towards the underbelly of gender and recognising the shadow side of mythological representation, the artist leaps into new territory, birthing what Ursula Le Guin has termed,'her third self'. (Source: Seema Kohli/Tao Art Gllery)
Using elements like - wood, bronze, and canvas, eagles and swans, all that symbolises courage and introspection, Seema's works reflect a hunger for an equitable world, according to the press statement. (Source: Seema Kohli/Tao Art Gllery)
Seema Kohli, 'And the moon danced in me', 2023 (Source: Seema Kohli/Tao Art Gllery)
