Hyderabad-based artist Dia Mehhta Bhupal banishes the banal with her unique approach towards redefining ordinary spaces through her art. In her first solo exhibition in Mumbai called Watch This Space, she seamlessly fuses architecture, craft and photography in a larger-than-life set display which has been handcrafted by Bhupal using finely-rolled magazine sheets – a waiting room, a cinema hall, a play area, a public toilet, which after after a year of transitional build which is then photographed – slowly leaking in the light. Here’s what she has to say about her upcoming show:Tell us more about the solo exhibition that you are presenting, how did the concept come about?
Dia: Sudarshan Shetty
Watch This Space by Dia Mehhta Bhupal will be on display at Pundoles from 16 January to 13 February 2019