ASHWAM SHRIKANT SALOKHE India

Ashwam Shrikant Salokhe studied sculpture and modelling at Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai. He has exhibited in group shows at Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai; Students’ Biennale, Kochi; and Turf Water, ARTBAT FEST, Almaty. Through his work he experiments with ‘spaces’, communicating with people to paint on their walls, creating sculptures with found objects, and seeking community involvement to develop his practice. In the past three years, Ashwam has travelled between Mumbai and West Bengal, creating art (that often takes a toylike form) in offbeat spaces like furniture factories with objects he finds around him. 

Ashwam lives and works in Kolhapur, Maharashtra.

Mentor:

Camp Collective

 Proposed Project:

Ek Gaav Ek Chitra (One Village, One Painting) 

 Project Overview:

The work is a community-based public art initiative that explores collaborative art-making through participation and dialogue with local communities. Developed across rural and semi-urban regions of Maharashtra, the project involved students, teachers, and residents in creating site-specific wall murals inspired by the existing textures and marks of the walls. The process encouraged shared observation, multiple interpretations, and collective authorship, positioning public art as a space for community engagement and imagination.