AWDHESH TAMRAKAR

A Land Of Silent Echos (Series)

2023 | Ceramic tile, brass, mild steel

Awdhesh Tamrakar creates a visual history of Pancham Nagar, the artist’s ancestral village, a place that now lives only in story and memory. He presents the narratives of the Thathera community, a coppersmith and utensil-making community; speaking to loss, erosion of memory and cultural heritage, while also pursuing a revival of the spirit of a community inextricably bound to its craft and ancestral landscapes.

Each tile, gilded with hammered and etched brass, captures a fragment of a river's essence, interwoven with remnants of diverse structures. His meticulous process translates history, memories, and personal experiences into a visual language.

An intense attempt to resurrect narratives embedded in the poetics of space, it is both a testament to the resilience of storytelling and an homage to the Thathera craft.

AWDHESH TAMRAKAR was born in Shahgarh, Madhya Pradesh in 1989. He completed his Bachelor and Master degree in Sculpture from the Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University Baroda, in 2013 and 2015 respectively. Tamrakar has been awarded a Gold Medal and Chinmoy Pramanik Memorial Award both from Faculty of Fine Art, Baroda in 2015, and Emerging Master Award by Sarjan Art Gallery, Baroda in 2014. Tamrakar's solo exhibitions include Dūr-darāz at Shrine Empire Gallery, New Delhi in 2022, Muted Mathaar: Supported by The Raza Foundation at Triveni Art Gallery, New Delhi in 2021, and Unfastened Association, supported by SCZCC, Nagpur, at Faculty of Fine Arts, Baroda in 2016.

Recent group shows and projects include Art Mumbai 2023, Delhi Contemporary Art Week 2022-23, Thinking Matters, curated by Mario Dsouza, Baroda, 2020; Heads in the cloud, under Five Million Incidents, by Goethe Institut New Delhi and Kolkata,2020. Tamrakar was a Guest Faculty in the Department of Fine Arts, S.N.School of Arts and Communication, Central University, Hyderabad from 2018 to 2023. Awdhesh lives and works between Hyderabad and Baroda.