Artist Statement
I work at the intersection of art and architecture, in an expanded notion of drawing from site-conditioned interventions, drawings in space, sculptures, kinetics, photographs to works on paper. My work is based on my interest in movement in architecture, where our bodies and our movements are in endless dialogue with our buildings.
Movement in architecture is an organised system of various types of movement stimulated by specific architectural elements, such as the twist and turn of the body, vertical and oblique movement, long and short perspectives, open and closed and dark and light spaces, and overlapping geometries. This movement is experienced through moving observer and stationary object through parallax, rhythm and sense of space, and in a few instances through moving objects and a stationary observer, as in the case of daylight. These movements, within and around the buildings, are also significantly affected by the tactile quality of surfaces and edges encountered, along with the auditory and kinaesthetic sense. Memory and anticipation also enhance our experience of moving through spaces.
Based on these observations, I create works that alter our perception of structural reality within architectural spaces and provide an alternate experience of the same space.
In my site-specific works – Drawing in Space and Site-Conditioned interventions, the site and its structural elements become active participants. Drawing in space creates the movement of lines, forms and geometry as the viewer moves around between different positions by recreating the experience of parallax. It shifts from the dynamics of looking at to moving in. Every time a new site with its unique spatial narratives and conditions guides the work, both conceptually and moving body dynamics, resulting in drawing in space as spatial exploration – a temporary and ephemeral installation based on the language of line.
Site-conditioned interventions engage with examining the relationship between architectural spaces and structural elements in those spaces, further locating perceptual questions on what happens when a subtle shift is made in the very space that one has been experiencing in a certain way. And how to make the same space anew.
Working on site further informs my perceptual enquiries, resulting in works on paper, sculptures, kinetic drawings, and photographs that engage with similar questions and gestures through distortion, parallax, layering, and repetition. My work often applies the tools of arithmetics following a self-constructed set of instructions, codes and complex processes. It approaches time, space and movement by integrating geometry, line and light.
Through my work I am anchoring the viewers’ attention to subtle shifts and movements that are constantly at play in architecture through perceptual, cognitive and scientific enquiries. Since our perception of the world around us is the construct of the mind, engaging with these works shifts our perception and enriches our social, cultural and lived experience of architecture.
Education
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MA Fine Art
Nottingham Trent University I 2011
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B.Com
Delhi University I 2000
Contact
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contact@parulguptastudio.com
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www.parulguptastudio.com
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parulguptastudio
Solo Exhibitions
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2025
In Praise of Limits I Nature Morte I Mumbai
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2021
Still, on the Verge I Nature Morte I New Delhi
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2020
Space ; Underscore I Red Studio I Mumbai
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2016
Let’s Proceed in Parts I Instituto Cervantes I New Delhi
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2014
Space Phrases I Lakeeren I Mumbai
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2012
Drawing the Line I India Habitat Center I New Delhi
Three Person Exhibition
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2015
Phenomenology of Perception I Exhibit320 I New Delhi
Group Exhibitions
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2026
The Shape of Space I Art Manzil and Articulate Studios I Curated by Niyash Mistry and Robella Ahmed I Lahore
Suspended Breath I Lakeeren Contemporary I India Art Fair I Delhi
Four Motions in Freedom I Bangalore Hubba I Curated by Anuj Daga and Bharati Kapadia I Bangalore
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2025
Japanoise – In the Shadow of the Floating World I Lakeeren Contemporary I Mumbai
The Edit I Fundraiser show I Shrine Empire Gallery I Delhi
Shared Worlds I Curated by Deeksha Nath I Bikaner House I Presented by Exhibit320 I Delhi
Cosmic Frequencies: Consciousness and Quantum Cosmology in Art I Lakeeren Contemporary I Mumbai
Somewhere Nowhere I The 7th Bangkok Experimental Film Festival I Curated by Mary Pansanga and Mahesh S I Bangkok
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2024
Splinter Puncture Sliver Spall I TRI Art And Culture I Curated by Phalguni Guliani I Kolkata
Manifestoes in the Open Air I Lalit Kala Academi I Chennai
Parallel Cities II I Nature Morte Gallery I Curated by Andrea Anastasio I Mumbai
Art Dubai I Dubai I Presented by Nature Morte Gallery
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2023
Prussian Blue I Kiran Nadar Museum of Art I Curated by Dr Arshiya Lokhandwala I Noida
The Armory Show I New York I Presented by Nature Morte Gallery
In Defence of Intuition I Dhi Art Space I Curated By Srinivas Aditya Mopidevi I Hyderabad
India Art Fair I New Delhi I Presented by Nature Morte Gallery
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2022
Infinite Reminders I Nature Morte I Curated By Srinivas Aditya Mopidevi I New Delhi
Ufuq I Kamalnayan Bajaj Gallery I Curated by Dr Arshiya Lokhandwala I Mumbai
Lines (By) Lines I Dhoomimal Gallery I Curated by Manmeet K Walia I New Delhi
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2021
Vaica I Online Video Festival I www.vaica.org
Hub India I Artissima Fair I Turin I Presented by Nature Morte Gallery
Viewing Room I Frieze LA I Presented by Nature Morte Gallery
Delhi Contemporary Art Week I Bikaner House I New Delhi
Spatial Dialogues I Shrine Empire I Collaborative Project with Ar. Madhav Raman I Delhi
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2020
All Is Not Lost – 20:20:20 I Sakshi Gallery I Curated by Saloni Doshi I Mumbai
In Touch I Digital Collaboration I www.artintouch.in I Presented by Shrine Empire
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2019
Making Space I Space 118 + Sakshi Gallery I Curated by Saloni Doshi I Mumbai
Delhi Contemporary Art Week I Visual Arts Gallery I New Delhi
Shadow Lines I Shrine Empire I Curated by Meera Menezes I New Delhi
Distilled Blueprints I Space Studio I Curated by Veerangana Solanki I Baroda
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2018
Delhi Contemporary Art Week I Visual Arts Gallery I Delhi I Presented by Exhibit320
India Art Fair I New Delhi I Presented by Exhibit320
When is Space? I Jawahar Kala Kendra I Curated by Prasad & Rupali Gupte I Jaipur
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2017
Delhi Contemporary Art Week I New Delhi I Presented by Exhibit320
Project with Hemant SK I India Art Fair 2017 I New Delhi I Presented by Exhibit320
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2016
Abstract chronicles I Gallery OED I Kochi I Curated by Girish Shahane
Art Dubai I Dubai I P resented by Lakeeren
India Art Fair I Delhi I Presented by Exhibit320
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2015
India Art Fair I New Delhi I Presented by Lakeeren
Grounded I Garden of Five Senses I Curated by Kanika Anand I Delhi
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2014
Deep (Skin) Skin Deep I Art Chennai I Curated by Mayank Mansingh Kaul I Chennai
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2013
Peers Share I Khoj International Artist Association I New Delhi
August Exhibition I Project Jan-Path I Curated by Reha Sodhi I New Delhi
Lateral, April I Kona Alternative Space I Curated by Heidi Fichtner I New Delhi
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2012
Sarai Reader 09 I Devi Art Foundation I Curated by Raqs Media Collective I Gurgaon
Selected Residencies/ Fellowship/ Projects/ Grants/ Awards/ Commissions
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2026
Artist Residency I unResidency I Krapanj, Croatia
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2025
Grant I Pollock Krasner Foundation I New York, USA
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2024
Visiting Artist Fellowship – Spring 2025 I Mittal Institute I Harvard University I Cambridge, USA
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2023
Grand Prize Winner I Sovereign Asian Art Award I Hong Kong
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2019
Shortlisted I Shergil Sundaran Installation Art Award I Shergil Sundaram Foundation I Delhi, India
Commission I Drawing Installation I Devi Art Foundation I Delhi, India
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2018
Commission I Site Specific I Number 8 I Noida, India
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2017
Artist Residency I Gallery Syster I Funded by Iaspis I Lulea, Sweden
Fellowship I Old Perriera House I Invited by Khoj International Association I Goa, India
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2016
Project Artist Process I Making Space I 1After320 I Delhi, India
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2013
Studio Residency I Space 118 I Mumbai, India
Selected Presentations/ Talks/ Jury
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2025
Jury Member I Arthshila X Khoj I Delhi
Presentation I The Body in the Centre I Jindal School of Art and Architecture I Sonipat
Presentation I The Body in the Centre I Graduate School of Design I Harvard University I Cambridge
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2024
Presentation I Insights on Site I TRI Art and Culture I Kolkata
Talk I The Body in the Centre I In conversation with Madeleine St. John I KNMA Delhi
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2023
Jury Member I Sovereign Asian Art Award 2024 I Hong Kong
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2022
Presentation I Forest of Imagination I School of Environment & Architecture I Mumbai
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2020
Presentation I Light & Architecture I Jindal School of Art & Architecture I Sonipat
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2018
Conference I When is Space? I Fecilitated by Rupali Gupte and Prasad Shetty I Jawahar Kala Kendra I Jaipur
Visiting Faculty I School of Planning and Architecture I New Delhi
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2017
Presentation I Gallery Syster I Lulea
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2015
Presentation I Braunschweig University I Invited by Ivana Franke and Tomas Saraceno I Berlin
Selected Publications/ Articles/ Reviews
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2023
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2022
Record Cover of Christina Vantzou, John Also Bennett and Michael Harrison I Published by Sean Centre I Ontario I Link
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2021
Pare, Blur and Vibrate I Review I ArtIndia I By Meera Menezes I LINK
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2020
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2019
Dancers on a Shaking Bridge I FUKT Magazine for Contemporary Drawing I System Issue #18 I In Conversation with Shveta Sarda I Link
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2017
The Poetics of Absence and Presence in Parul Gupta’s Art: A Case for Revisiting Theories and Histories of Abstraction I Field Review: South Asia I Asia Contemporary Art Week I By Somak Ghoshal Link
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2016
In Focus: Abstraction I Marg Publication I Volume 68 I Written by Meenakshi Thirukode I Edited by Geeta Kapur LINK
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2015
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2014
Parul Gupta masters space and time I Article I Sunday Guardian I Kanika Anand I Link
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