Only Life, Myriad Places by Sudarshan Shetty - in pictures


  • Only Life, Myriad Places by Sudarshan Shetty opens with an untitled collection of original and replica water vessels. All photos: Victor Besa / The National
    Only Life, Myriad Places by Sudarshan Shetty opens with an untitled collection of original and replica water vessels. All photos: Victor Besa / The National
  • Single channel video The Juggler (2012) depicts a man juggling three earthen pots, symbolic of the body
    Single channel video The Juggler (2012) depicts a man juggling three earthen pots, symbolic of the body
  • Waiting for Others to Arrive (2013) is set in an abandoned Neoclassical building in Mumbai
    Waiting for Others to Arrive (2013) is set in an abandoned Neoclassical building in Mumbai
  • Age of Love (2019) shows six people from different generations singing the same song
    Age of Love (2019) shows six people from different generations singing the same song
  • One Life Many (2022) features two protagonists, one an African man, in a bid to represent India's diverse population
    One Life Many (2022) features two protagonists, one an African man, in a bid to represent India's diverse population
  • The second protagonist in One Life Many is a Tibetan woman from Delhi
    The second protagonist in One Life Many is a Tibetan woman from Delhi
  • A Song, A Story (2017) reinterprets a popular South Indian folktale, sung Braj Bhasha
    A Song, A Story (2017) reinterprets a popular South Indian folktale, sung Braj Bhasha
  • Sudarshan Shetty formally trained as a painter, but has since turned to sculpture and video installations
    Sudarshan Shetty formally trained as a painter, but has since turned to sculpture and video installations