Korean and Indian artists explore shared landscapes in Hyderabad
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Artists from South Korea and India presented around 25 mixed-media artworks in Hyderabad, India, as part of The Strangers Project exhibition at Prangan.
The exhibition featured artists from WooMa Museum of Art in South Korea, Lee All, Sarah, Park Sung Eun, Lee Su A, and Cha Chang Uk, and from Banyan Hearts Studios (BHS) in India. Savara Murali, Abhishek Joshi, and R Ankitha.
These artists explored each other’s landscapes through diverse materials like painting, textiles, and ceramics, also incorporating natural elements found near the exhibition space. The project began with an exchange program in March where artists from both BHS and WooMa visited each other’s countries. Curator Sarah explained the works connect to experiences of nature, memory, and the changing environment, with recurring themes of identity and human relationships.
She noted that the artists each approach creation differently, sometimes beginning with personal experience and other times with materials or research. Sarah, from Jeonju in Jeollabuk-do, South Korea, observed similarities between her home city's blend of traditional and contemporary culture and the same tension in Hyderabad. Abhishek Joshi’s pottery responds to increasing urbanization, while Ankitha’s work addresses encroachments along the Musi river. The exhibition also included a video installation featuring interviews with the artists discussing their creative processes and inspirations.
