ali

As an architect, space and material have been my primary preoccupations. Space is a possibility only when you are inside of it. And hence the spatial is the condition of inhabiting, of being immersed. The material on the other hand is what renders space visible, and gives us access to it. The material in this manner helps contextualize the spatial. Inherently, the material is a condition of being on the outside. It is this unique relationship, where the material becomes the gatekeeper to the spatial realm, and in extension to the realm of ideas, that is the focus of my work. There has been an intentional effort to direct the work so that one is at once transported through the material dimension of the work to the spatial dimension of the idea. The work in this manner is a device to enter into the metaphysical, so that we may consider that which lies beyond the bounds of materiality. Irrespective of the scale of work, the viewer is engulfed by it, persuaded to inhabit it and wander beyond.

My art is an invitation. I ask the viewer to journey with me into the depths of one's being. Through this journey I hope we can transcend this world of surfaces so that we may encounter our true nature and in doing so come to terms with this existence and our role in it. Each work is intended to speak with the other, revealing slowly the beauty of a complex inner whole, which while seemingly separate from, is inextricably connected to humanity, the cosmos and God.

Group Exhibitions
Nov '15, Axilor ventures, Bangalore
April '16, Lahe Lahe, Bangalore
Dec '18, OED Gallery, Kochi Biennale
Oct '23, Larnaca Biennale, Cyprus
Aug’24, Circle 2024, CICA Museum, South Korea
Sep’24, Contextile, Portugal

Solo Exhibitions
Oct '16, Numa, Bangalore

Installations
Feb '22, Great isthmus, Bangalore
July '23, Muhasabah, Dolomites

Awards
Grand Prix Award, Larnaca Biennale '23

Associate Architect
2014-Present, Atto Atelier

Architect
2013-14, GBAAA Pondicherry

Bachelor of Architecture
Bharath University, Chennai