What would reality be like if you looked beyond human relationships to include the non-human world too? Like plants, animals, land, and other invisible forces that shape events? Our 2023 winner in Art visualises these realities in her work
Rithika Pandey | 24
Artist
Born in Varanasi, Rithika Pandey grew up in different regions of Africa—Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya—before moving back to Mumbai. She studied Contemporary Art Practices at Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology, and took a year off to travel abroad, do a couple of foreign residencies and develop more mature works. She ended up in a small town in Wales, UK, where she felt she could make new works and reflect. This is where she created some breakthrough works that shaped her practice.
(This story appears in the 10 February, 2023 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)