Sikkim artist lines up solo exhibition in Mumbai

DOMA LHAMU GYALTSEN TO UNVEIL ‘TRANSIENCE’ AT “THE ARTIST’S CENTRE” NEXT MONDAY
GANGTOK, 12 Dec: Gangtok’s Doma Lhamu Gyaltsen is striding strong in her creative pursuits and will flaunt her individuality at a solo exhibition of her ceramic sculptures at Mumbai’s prestigious “The Artist’s Centre” next week. “Transience”, an exhibition of 14 artworks crafted by Doma over three years scheduled to begin its weeklong solo run at The Artist’s Centre on 19 December, in the artist’s own words “revolves around ideas germinating from globalisation, the creation of a united atmosphere for mankind which I realised during my metamorphosis of inner self.”

Doma, daughter of Dalamu Gyaltsen who teaches at TNA, is currently based in New Delhi and completed her class XII from Tashi Namgyal Academy here and then went on to hone her creative talent at Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan, where she completed her Bachelor in Fine Arts specializing in Ceramics. In 2009, she completed her MFA in Sculpture from the College of Art, New Delhi.
The two crafts acquired, Doma has since worked mostly with ceramics, installation and sculptures. “…though my true love lies in ceramics with subjects on portraits, butterflies, change, independence and freedom,” she adds.
“I am deeply passionate about clay as an art medium, which enables me to create forms which are highly inspired by nature. Clay being a very sensitive medium it goes in tune with my senses. The whole process of creating a ceramic art work helps me to be one with the five elements of nature and in doing so it guides me towards tranquility,” the artists speaks when asked, “why ceramics”?
“Ceramic allows me to better express the human emotions of people from different origins and culture. The installation art work depicted through interwoven safety-pins signifies mankind’s unity to build a better world,” she adds.
“Nature too has been a source of inspiration and has given me the vision to transcend oneself from the bubble that we live in, to a life of harmony with our surroundings. For me the Mughal architecture’s dome structure symbolises the unity with which man remains in this universe, the butterfly works are the reflection of my personal change which I am undergoing and the inter-woven safety-pin works reflect the need for this world to adapt to change, live in harmony with each other. When one goes through these various stages of experience in life, only then can one experience the ultimate happiness”.
Needless to add, the Mumbai exhibition is at a venue too far away for Sikkim to attend. But there is hope still, the artist has been in talks with Rachna Books, here at Development Area, for a while now and an exhibition by next year, she says, “seems probable”.
Till then, all the best with the Transience exhibition…