BREWING HOME: SOLO DEBUT ART EXHIBITION OF HEMALATHA VENKATARAMAN
"The debut art exhibition of the work of Hemalatha Venkataraman, "Brewing Home" is an investigation of what it takes to make a home in a foreign land, as well as an interrogation of the spaces within the lands we thought we knew. Hailing from Madras, India and navigating the many paths that Columbus has to offer as a rapidly developing city struggling with culture canon, Hemalatha strikes at the question of what makes a city a city and the people who inhabit it through hours of on-site plein air work and in a variety of mediums.
Highlighting stunning architectural renderings of various institutions alongside dozens of miniature pieces, Brewing Home is both a warm and hopeful study of the world we all access, as well as a journey into the interior and personal world every transplant carries with them."
This show was a presentation by Streetlight Guild, 'a performing arts organization that cultivates and preserves Columbus-based culture, emphasizing underrepresented voices'. Images here are courtesy of Streetlight Guild (founder, Scott Woods) and Donte Woods-Spikes (also for the below linked video). A special shout-out to the amazing venue 'Art of Republic' and the owner of the place, Rhonda Green, and Scott Woods.
SET-UP!
EXHIBITION DAY!
The exhibition was for a week and I also had the opportunity to be a part of October's gallery hop evening!
Read a reflection piece I wrote for Streetlight Guild, on the entire show, here.