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Ritika Sharma

India

‭My‬‭ artistic‬‭ practice‬‭ explores‬‭ the‬‭ quiet‬‭ politics‬‭ of‬‭ everyday‬‭ life,‬‭ focusing‬‭ on‬‭ how‬‭ routine‬‭ gestures,‬‭ spaces,‬‭ and‬‭ signs‬‭ reflect‬‭ systems‬‭ of‬‭ control,‬‭ care,‬‭ and‬‭ resistance.‬‭ Growing‬‭ up‬‭ on‬‭ the‬‭ city's‬‭ outskirts‬‭ shaped‬‭ my‬‭ sensitivity‬‭ to‬‭ the‬‭ unspoken‬‭ rules‬‭ that‬‭ govern‬‭ movement,‬‭ access,‬‭ and‬‭ safety.‬‭ I‬‭ work‬‭ across‬‭ media—painting,‬‭ photography,‬‭ text,‬‭ and‬‭ installation—guided‬‭ by‬‭ the‬‭ needs‬‭ of‬‭ each‬‭ project.‬‭ Using‬‭ objects,‬‭ calendars,‬‭ and‬‭ books‬‭ as‬‭ narrative‬‭ tools,‬‭ I‬‭ investigate‬‭ themes‬‭ of‬‭ containment,‬‭ ambiguity,‬‭ and‬‭ agency,‬‭ particularly‬‭ concerning‬‭ gender‬‭ and‬‭ public‬‭ life.‬‭ My‬‭ work‬ holds space for reflection by drawing attention to what is often overlooked or internalized.‬‍

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