Becoming UnBecoming

Becoming UnBecoming

Artists: Santosh Kumar Das

If becoming is a journey of transformation and unbecoming a return to one’s elemental self, Becoming UnBecoming traverses the terrain between fantasy and identity. The exhibition invites viewers to enter a space shaped by memory, imagination, and the metaphysical, where lineage and self-discovery coexist in visual dialogue. It reflects on how personal histories and collective narratives shape who we are and who we may yet become.

Santosh Kumar Das draws from his roots in Mithila (Madhubani) painting traditions and his training in both Indian and Western art. His works reveal an ongoing fascination with transformation, with childhood wonder, mythic presence, ritual and imagination informing a visual language that dissolves boundaries between the real and the imagined.

The exhibition offers a rich encounter with art that bridges ancestral visual traditions and contemporary thought. Visitors can experience deeply resonant narratives of change, identity and poetic introspection, as each piece evokes the magical interplay between material, memory, and self.