Poulomi Basu’s "Centralia #45" features a muted color palette and soft focus, creating an almost ethereal atmosphere. The image depicts armed women in uniform, highlighting themes of resistance and power. The composition draws attention to the central figures through strategic use of light and depth. Basu's style blends realism with a touch of the fantastical, inspired by magical realism and speculative futures. This piece is part of a body of work that challenges power structures and amplifies marginalized voices, particularly focusing on womxn in the global south. ...
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. ...
