Poulomi Basu’s "Centralia #33" features muted earth tones contrasted with vibrant purple and orange fabrics, dynamically draping across two figures moving through a desolate landscape. This composition evokes movement and struggle, embodying themes of resistance. Basu's technique combines realism with a dream-like quality, indicative of her signature style that blurs reality with fantastical elements. The work comments on the agency of womxn in the global south, intertwining scenes of daily life with broader socio-political narratives, emphasizing their resilience within oppressive systems. ...
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. ...
