Martand Khosla: “1:2500 (One is to Twenty-Five Hundred)”
Opening on Saturday, August 24th, from 6 to 8pm.
The exhibition continues to September 21st
The exhibition continues to September 21st
“The tangential position of the cities, strange dystopias, some of it is dark fantasy, some of it is disturbing.” – M.K.
For his second solo show at Nature Morte, Martand Khosla delves into the dark underbelly of urban India, the place where pavement dwellers wash dishes in the shadows of luxury high-rises, when the city floods during times of drought. His title refers to the scale of survey maps used to record populations, constructions and geographies, where small gestures stand for things much larger, when control gives way to chaos. Khosla’s sculptures act as experiments with materials and techniques to be used in his architectural practice, re-cycling waste into luxurious seductions of craftsmanship and allusions. His works are inspired by the constant churning of the citizenry and the energies of its financial maneuvers. Nothing is immune to these forces: psychology, climate, relationships, structures, paths of circulation, and modes of communication; everything flounders in the gap between the Real and the Surreal.
Martand Khosla was born in New Delhi in 1975, where he continues to live and work. He holds a Diploma from the Architectural Association of London and is a partner in Romi Khosla Design Studio, which develops a wide range of architectural projects. Khosla’s art works have been featured in three solo exhibitions in New Delhi (at Seven Art Ltd and the School of Art and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, both in 2012, and at Nature Morte in 2016) as well as in group shows at venues including GallerySKE, Bangalore; Exhibit 320, Delhi; and Hangar Bicocca, Milan.
