Resilience assumes a luminous vocabulary in Shakti: The Art of Resilience, translating lived experience into visual meditation. Power articulates itself through colour, texture, and form — an inquiry into how memory and renewal coexist within artistic practice.
Subodh Kerkar’s installations reinterpret the idea of strength through found materials, suggesting how stories of loss can still carry life. Sudharak Olwe’s portraits are stark and compassionate, capturing women who rebuild ordinary routines amid extraordinary circumstances. Shampa Sircar Das draws upon mythology and sacred motifs to explore inner stillness, while Vipta Kapadia creates abstraction that suggests both turbulence and calm.
Ketaki Pimpalkhare’s canvases are vivid and raw, embodying energy that feels spontaneous, while Dinkar Jadhav’s figures exude quiet poise — their physicality hinting at emotional balance. Together, these artists lend Shakti a rare coherence; each work stands apart yet connects through a shared emotional undercurrent.
Curated by Siddhartha and Aarti Naik for Kian Foundation, the exhibition honours women from India’s defence community, in collaboration with the Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA). It turns artistic expression into support for war widows, families of disabled ex-servicemen, and others whose lives embody the title’s spirit.
On view till 29 October at the, Bikaner House, Shakti: The Art of Resilience is a powerful confluence of empathy and artistry — where courage finds colour and reflection finds purpose.