Details

First Name

Ritu

Last Name

Arya

Username

ritu-arya

Statement

Statement

Working in conjunction with materials, their textures & mood, my practice entails inspecting, dissecting, and attempting to voice the lingering [psychological and physical] remains of untended trauma in day-to-day life. While I also work with films, images, and several other mediums, my primary mode of communication is clay. My sculptures are primitive and archaic in nature, and with visible hints of anatomy, they contain cracks, cavities, and openings, along with fragments of my agitation and void, all the while also holding space – space for individual interpretation and analysis.

Biography

Biography

Ritu Arya is a multidisciplinary artist currently based in Glasgow. Her work revolves around sorrow, melancholia, longing & similar sentiments with a constant emphasis on the [physical and psychological] sufferings that untended trauma creates. She has exhibited at art events & shows in Cologne, Moscow, Glasgow, and Dundee [UK] over the past few years. She was awarded the RSS Gilbert Bayes Grant in 2023 and has just been commissioned by The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2024.