In Other Words — Ishita Chakraborty

'In Other Words' is a solo show by Indian artist and poet Ishita Chakraborty, presenting her large-scale, floor-based installation 'Europa' alongside wall-based ceramics and works on paper.

Chakraborty's practice engages with global migration, and the resulting implications and socio-political issues that follow. This is seen through a post-colonial lens and she initiates her work through interaction with individuals and groups directly affected or actively entangled in the chaotic, often violent, trauma of displacement.

Ishita Chakraborty (b. 1989, West Bengal, IN) lives and works between Switzerland and India. She holds an MFA in Art and Media from Zurich, University of the Arts, CH (2021) and another MFA in Fine Art from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, IN (2013). Awards include Credit Suisse Advancement Award 2021; Jury Prize 2021, Guest Selection 2022, Aargauer Kunsthaus; Visiting Artist Fellowship for Harvard University; ZHdK Avina Foundation grant; Sunayani Devi Smirti scholarship.

She has exhibited internationally at Biennales, institutions and galleries including: the 5th International Biennale de Casablanca, MA; Johann Jacobs Museum, Zurich, CH; Prameya Art Foundation, New Delhi, IN; Museum Forum Schlossplatz, CH; Kunsthaus Zofingen, CH; Aargauer Kunsthaus, Aarau, CH; Die Diele, Zurich, CH; Atelier Mondial, Basel, CH; Keinraum, Lucerne, CH; Gallery Espace, New Delhi, IN; Art Container Zurich, CH;

Residencies include Pro Helvetia Residency in Brazil 2023, Working Group Guest Studio Krone Art Residency, Aarau, CH (2017), and Piramal Art Residency, Mumbai, IN (2016).

Forthcoming exhibitions include 'Exotic Plants in the Garden - what to do?', a solo presentation as a guest of Wahl 22, at Aargauer Kunsthaus, CH (opening December 3, 2022).