Unnikrishnan C

Born in 1991, Unnikrishnan’s practice draws upon idiomatic cultural artifacts and  hyperlocal textual references such as visual metaphors culled from stories told  by his grandmother. Its during the long stints away from home, Unnikrishnan realized the inspiration he drew from the landscapes and geographical structures of the surroundings. His local interventions related to environmental  conservation and the ordeal he underwent subsequent to it, deeply influenced  his thought process and nature started appearing in different forms in his works.  Unnikrishnan documents events and images from his rapidly changing  surroundings. And taken together, they offer not only a personal archive but a  critical description of possible encounters among tradition, belief systems and  modernity. These interventions can be as subtle as his choice of materials like weaved baskets and terracotta bricks. 

Unnikrishnan C lives and works in Pezhumpara, Kerala.

Academics

Graduated in Fine Arts from the Government College of Fine Arts, Thrissur.