Sakshi and Aditi, two young ceramic artists, embrace this serendipitous nature of clay. Growing up with a sense of wonder for the infinite cosmos, they found themselves questioning its nature, drawn into researching the spiritual and philosophical notions that have evolved over time.
Aditi’s work explores the stillness of black clay, which gradually reveals
specks of white grog-like fragments of the cosmos embedded within. Her pieces reflect a search for the inner self, an excavation of one’s core. This act of going inward-seeking, unearthing, and mapping the landscape of one’s being becomes the narrative she tells through clay. These sculptures thus becoming objects of nistha and dhayana. Sakshi, on the other hand, encapsulates her experience of the cosmos
in the microcosm of the Sahyadris, where she lives. She forages river stones and wild flora, incorporating their essence into her work. The traditional practice of making rangolis evolves into intricate patterns and surface techniques that converse with the land and its rhythms. Meditative repetition emerges from this state of flow, mirroring the cycles of time-the passing of seasons, night and day-translated into ceramics.

Drawing a parallel between the whorls of a flower and the spinning spheres of the galaxy, these two artists engage in a delicate dance. Their origins and inspirations may differ, yet they mold the same material, rich with history. Their pieces express growth and ascension using a simple seed to a spinal column as a metaphor.

Aditi’s linocuts served as a medium to convey more intricate details and deeper storytelling. Sakshi uses cyanotypes to preserve fleeting moments of movement and light during her ritualistic ceramic practice.
These two remarkable young women met over clay and Indic philosophies-each on her own creative path, yet both guided by the same free-spirited heart.