Still life. Still alive. Still relevant. In an uneasy world, ARTISANS’ turns to nature’s quiet power.

Designers-turned-artists, Swati Chandak Sharma and Shefali Upadhyay share a sensibility shaped by their training at the National Institute of Design (NID), India. In 2020, both independently turned to nature, in the quiet of the pandemic. Working in watercolour, their practices are grounded in observation, patience, and quiet attention to the revelations of nature in their bustling urban environments.

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