Sullivan+Strumpf

Kanchana Gupta

Singapore

Kanchana Gupta's practice yokes materiality with process and this is both the impetus and structure behind most of her works. The materials that she deploys range from quotidian socially loaded substances like vermillion powder, henna, and sandalwood, to oil paint and canvas, and to construction materials like jute and tarpaulin. Each brings its own particular identity, social symbology, texture, structure, and colour, which she manipulates using a combination of studio and industrial processes irreversibly altering the inherent properties and contexts.