The Open Studio / Meghna Naiker
Meghna Naiker
Part of previous series
Something old and slow grows across the paper
A dark crust spreads across wet grey paper.
Its plates curl at the edge like old leaves.
Thin gold cracks run between them.
Underneath, a rust-coloured skin is full of tiny black stitches.
A few white flecks catch the light.
Below, a cold green pool holds the weight of it all.
The work
Meghna Naiker made this work in 2023. It belongs to an earlier series. Her practice began with "patterns in nature". Here a dark form grows across grey paper. It looks like bark or lichen. Small black marks fill its brown underside. Pale lines crack across its top. A blue-green wash sits below it like a shadow. Naiker studied Painting at the College of Art in Delhi. She now holds a Master's in Visual Art from Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi.
- Theme
- Patterns in nature
- Material
- Mixed media on paper
- Year
- 2023
- Edition
- 1/1
- Framed
- Yes
- About the artist
- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi
- From
- Delhi
- Code
- RC-3690
In the artist’s words
Meghna, recently completed my Master’s in Visual Art at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Delhi. I hold a Bachelor's degree in Painting from the College of Art, Delhi. My artistic practice spans across multiple mediums and disciplines — including photography, videography, documentation, and glitch art. My journey began with an exploration of patterns in nature — forms, rhythms, and repetitions that exist organically. Over time, this inquiry led me to question the patterns within human-constructed society — how every passing second subtly binds us to systems we rarely notice. I became deeply interested in how we are unconsciously ruled by these societal patterns — how every method of navigation, for…
