Poulomi Basu

Poulomi Basu

BornNationalityBased In
1983IndianN/A
Biography

Poulomi Basu is a neurodiverse artist known for her exploration of the interrelationship between systems of power and bodies through work that exists at the limits of art, technology and activism. She has become widely known for her influential works Blood Speaks, Centralia, To Conquer Her Land and Fireflies. Her focus on the intersectionality of ecological, racial, cultural, political and personal issues experienced specifically by womxn of the global south, such as herself gives agency to those whose voices are deliberately silenced, ferociously advocating for womxn through her practice as an artist and activist for more than a decade. Shifting between mediums Basu often combines the real and the fantastical and has to date worked with photography, performance, installation, virtual reality, and film influenced by magical realism, sci-fi, and speculative futures. ...

Selected Artworks
From the series Centralia #3
Poulomi Basu
From the series Centralia #3, 2010
41 x 61cm
From the series Centralia #33
Poulomi Basu
From the series Centralia #33, 2010
122 x 152cm
From the series Centralia #45
Poulomi Basu
From the series Centralia #45, 2010
81 x 102cm
From the series Fireflies #2
Poulomi Basu
From the series Fireflies #2, 2019
81 x 102cm
From the series Fireflies #16
Poulomi Basu
From the series Fireflies #16, 2019
81 x 102cm
Gallery Representation
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