Sahej Rahal
(b. 1988)
Sahej Rahal was born in Mumbai. He graduated from Rachana Sansad Academy of Fine Art, Mumbai, and has since been a recipient of many prestigious international residencies and won the Forbes Award for Debut Solo Show, 2014. His body of work is a growing narrative that draws upon mythical beings, and brings them into a dialogue with the present. Within this narrative, these beings perform absurd acts in derelict corners of the city, transforming them into liminal sites of ritual. The temporal act and its residue become primary motifs in his practice.
Rahal’s work has been shown internationally at venues including The Dekkan Trap, MAC, Birmingham, UK, 2018; Barricadia, CCA, Glassgow, UK, 2017; Dry Salvages, PRIMARY, Nottingham, UK, 2017; Adversary Chatterjee & Lal, Mumbai, IN, 2016; Forerunner, Chatterjee & Lal, Mumbai, IN, 2013; Hardboiled Wonderland, Solo exhibition at Kunst(Zeug) Haus, Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland, 2011. Along with these solo showa he has showcased his work in several group exhibitions and Live performances:Bhramana, Mumbai, IN, 2012; Bhramana II, presented by Chatterjee & Lal, Mumbai, IN, 2012; Vetala, NGMA, Bengaluru, IN, 2011. His Awards and Achievements include: Recipient of INLAKS Fine Art Award, IN, 2012; Recipient of fellowship to the FUTUR Foundation artist’s residency programme, Switzerland,
