Chitra Ganesh photographed in her studio on June 30.
KATHERINE MCMAHON
Habitat is a weekly series that visits with artists in their workspaces.
This week’s studio: Chitra Ganesh; Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. “I try to spend as much studio time as possible doing what visual artists would like to be doing all of the time—making preparatory sketches, doing visual research, and experimenting with materials and compositions,” Ganesh said, leading me around her Brooklyn studio.Recently, her studio was taken over by a sculptural project, a poem made out of braided hair, which is currently on view at Sean Kelly Gallery. “I was working on this piece while creating sketches on my computer using a digital tablet, scanned drawings, and photographs for an upcoming solo exhibition of paintings and mixed media works at Gallery Wendi Norris in San Francisco.” Currently, Ganesh is also researching turn of the century architecture and science fiction for a print project with Durham Press and preparing for an exhibition of Index of the Disappeared, an on-going collaboration with artist Mariam Ghani, which will include an installation at the Dhaka Art Summit in Bangladesh in February 2016. After that, Ganesh has an artist residency at NIROX in South Africa, will be the Estelle Lebowitz visiting artist in residence at Rutgers University, and an Open Sessions Fellow at the Drawing Center for the 2015-2017 cycle.“In the studio I listen to lots of different music, and also a number of podcasts,” she said. “Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Le Tigre, Elysian Fields, Superaquello, and the Trojan Upsetter Box Set are some of my all time favorites. I listen to a lot of public radio and readings of fiction and poetry as well.” Ganesh prefers to work in the mornings and afternoons when she can maximize the light quality and think for an uninterrupted stretch of time. “Most of the time, I am working on several things at once, with the help of several assistants, while we listen to the radio, chat, and occasionally talk about art we love.” Below, Ganesh takes us around her Brooklyn studio space.ALL PHOTOS: KATHERINE MCMAHON
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- “Bin of ribbons and rope, mainly from Kinari Bazaar in Old Delhi. Also some pieces of tar roof, small containers of various powders (including hopi powder), glitter, and sand.”
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- “Synthetic flowers brushed with powdered pigment, used as sculptural elements for an installation.”
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- “Textiles, jewelry, and fabric collected over time, some of it from Vietnam.”
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- “Synthetic and human hair, both loose and braided onto wires.”
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- “Asian beetle wings sourced by Christopher Myers for a collaborative mixed media project.”
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- “Detail of Night Vision (2014–15), mixed media on paper.”
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- Paints and cleaning supplies.
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- “Electric and sound gear sourced from a dumpster outside of a theater, which was later used in the Brooklyn Museum ‘Eyes of Time’ exhibition.”
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- Brushes, paints, mediums, and glues.
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- “Rope made from repurposed and recycled materials, purchased in Old Delhi. “
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- “In-progress sculpture including fabric and disco balls.”
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- More sculptural materials.
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- “Detail from work in progress for an upcoming solo show at Wendi Norris Gallery.”
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- “Detail of Inner Eye (2013–15); a 5 x 12 foot installation of mixed media and paper.”
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23 July 2015 | 3:52 pm – Source: artnews.com
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