ABHIJIT DEBNATH India, b. 1987
"I am grateful to Space118 for selecting me for the Fine Art Grant 2023-24, and for their support in helping me start with my project ‘The Story of a land’, and with the social media promotion to initiate the dialogue about identity, community and migration. Additionally I'm thankful for connecting me to my mentor who provided me with valuable guidance. It has been a very wonderful journey with space118. Lastly I’d like to thank Saloni ma’am and Space118 for this Grant."
Abhijit Debnath (b. 1987, Bardarpur, Assam, India) completed his BFA and MFA in Painting, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, 2013. He had participated in Vice-versa Artist Residency, Goa, 2012 and Arthshila x KHOJ Artist residency, Arthshila, Bihar, 2022. His works have been exhibited in various group shows including at Goa museum of art, Utopian Dystopia Kochi 2022, Art incept grant show 2022 and Lexicon art gallery Delhi. Additionally he has also received KHOJ support grant 2020 and Pandemic as portal grant 2021, Shanti road Bangalore. He is currently the Guest Artist at NID, Bangalore.
Abhijit Debnath lives and works in Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Mentor:
Vidya Shivadas
Proposed Project:
Dialogue with Homeland
Project Overview:
Inspired by the ritual of Jhulan Puja and memories of growing up in Assam, this project explores migration, memory, and the shifting idea of home through a diorama installation using local materials and family narratives. By weaving personal histories of displacement with stories of floods and river erosion, the work reflects on how land, memory, and identity continuously move and transform, guided by the symbolism of Lord Krishna.
