Poulami Banerjee

She/her

I work across a range of mediums including painting, installation, and performance. My recent works investigate socio-political, economic, cultural, and psychological issues that are mostly driven by my personal experiences. Currently, I am examining gender-related issues through my cultural lens. My works address burning issues like gender stereotypes, regressive attitude towards menstruation, and marital rape which is still legal in my country. A significant proportion of my recent works deal with grief and mental illness in a cathartic manner. After losing many of my loved ones over the past few years, I have been struggling with these losses while being away from home. Through these works, I explored my own experience, but I also attempt to create visual space and language that may allow viewers a place to contemplate their own experiences.

Strings Attached Quadriptych (2021)

Mixed media drawing on paper

Memory Weaver (2021)

Acrylic on canvas

Domestic Goddess (2021)

Interdisciplinary work

Metamorphosis (2021)

Oil painting on canvas

Naari (2019)

Photography series

 The Circle (2021)

Drawing, sculpture and performance

 

Wall of memories (2021)

Oil painting on canvas