| In
Broken Spell , Chitra Ganesh explores a moment
in Indian mythology that details a failure of enchantment
in the ancient epic, the “Ramayana.” Surpannahka,
a demoness, is attracted to Rama but feels she is
too ugly and disguises herself. Rama punishes her
for expressing desire by injuring her, and she disappears
from the narrative back into the forest. Ganesh's
wall drawing gathers fragments of Surpannahka's forest
and its creatures and continues under the Linden tree
next to the picnic area.
Chitra Ganesh has exhibited since 1998, including East
of the Sun and West of the Moon , White Columns,
New York, NY (2004), Treasure Maps , Apex Art,
New York, NY (2004), and Contemporary South Asian
Art , Trinity College, Hartford, CT (2004). She
has participated in the Bronx Museum's Artist in the
Marketplace, the Henry Street Settlement Abrons Art
Center Artist-in-Residence, and was awarded the College
Art Association Professional Development Fellowship. |
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