She explains, “Immigrant art comprises diverse viewpoints — an artist’s relationship with the place they left, their relationship with the place they have moved to, and how they feel about moving places. I was certain that nothing else would make me feel the way Mumbai did. But life happened and I moved to New York in December, 2016. Soon, I started exploring the city with my memories of Mumbai in tow. The haunting similarities between the two cities, in terms of energy, lifestyle and diversity, made me feel at home.” Adukia adds that she probably fell in love with New York quickly, because she loved Mumbai so much.

Samiksha Adukia

Poll

Who will win the Punjab Elections?

BJP 32.86%

AAP 41.43%

INC 25.71%

Submit

View All In Poll

She notes that the series is about two ideas occurring simultaneously and finding a shared space. “I have blurred the lines between two cities and induced a sense of belonging through art.” But did settling miles away change her approach to art? Adukia reflects on her art practice as an extremely thoughtful experience that seldom follows an impulse. And yet, undertaking art as her long lost hobby happened impulsively soon after she moved to New York, and she couldn’t be more grateful for that.   

Log on to thecurlyhairartist.com