Students' Biennale 2021: Searching for the self-inquiry: Pankaj Kumar Behra

Curated by Suresh K Nair

Endeavored Life Endeavored Life by Pankaj Kumar BehraKochi-Muziris Biennale

Searching for the self-inquiry

Pankaj Kumar Behra, from Dhauli College of Art and Crafts, Bhubaneshwar, uses a language of geometry and minimalism to depict worldly life order. 

Different Steps in the World Different Steps in the World by Pankaj Kumar BehraKochi-Muziris Biennale

His abstract sculptures are made from stone, steel, iron and bricks.

Different Steps in the World Different Steps in the World (alternative view) by Pankaj Kumar BehraKochi-Muziris Biennale

The vertically standing structures point towards various journeys, accomplishments and stature..

Different Steps in the World Different Steps in the World (alternative view) by Pankaj Kumar BehraKochi-Muziris Biennale

..while also portraying the diversity that exists in the world.

Endeavored Life Endeavored Life by Pankaj Kumar BehraKochi-Muziris Biennale

Every step can have a varying outcome for different people..

Endeavored Life Endeavored Life (alternative view) by Pankaj Kumar BehraKochi-Muziris Biennale

..and this sets the different human orders of power, over time. 

Endeavored Life (series 2) Endeavored Life (series 2) by Pankaj Kumar BehraKochi-Muziris Biennale

Crafting systems in various media,

Endeavored Life (series 2) Endeavored Life (series 2) (alternative view) by Pankaj Kumar BehraKochi-Muziris Biennale

...he connects geometric forms with steel bars, bent according to..

Video by Pankaj Kumar BehraKochi-Muziris Biennale

..the shape of the sculpture.

The Students’ Biennale seeks to complement and strengthen the fine arts education system in India and is the largest educational initiative of the Kochi Biennale Foundation. The fourth edition was led by a team of five artists and art educators – Adip Dutta, Archana Hande, Manoj Vyloor, Suresh K Nair and Vasudha Thozhur, and featured 314 student artists from over 62 education institutions across India to produce approximately 45 projects.

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