In the main exhibition space on the first floor. Manisha will exhibit 40 spectacular new works, all expressed through her delicate use of paper, graphite. ink and tea stains.

The essence of Manisha's work lies in her choice of medium and its expression. Paper as a medium is an integral part of her vocabulary. The earthy and natural feel of paper. the varied textural qualities and its historic importance. along with tea stains and Chinese ink. contextualise and coincidentally inform fvlanisha's works for her exhibition in Singapore.

The colours and the tea stains are absorbed to the very roots of the thick textural paper. enhancing and complementing the tactile quality of the surface while keeping the authenticity of the artist's marked intentions. The process of her creations, which involves a meditative process of layering her surface with paper in various grades of depth. luminosity and darkness, is derived from a daily contemplation of what is felt, seen and understood of the visible identifiable environment.

Manisha Parekh has a continuing fascination with organic forms and together with her fluid strokes, layering and perforating structures. these textures create the backdrop for her unique narrative.

Constantly negotiating and renegotiating space for dialogue between medium and form, the works can be seen as a meditative ritual more than a mere process of creating art. It is her conversation and linkages with the subconscious, the medium and her elemental primordial forms that create the narrative within this abstraction of dreams. Kilanisha is the author of a visual story. whose presence is expressed by the discourse that the elements narrate.

About the Artist

Manisha studied painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts at M.S. University in Baroda. and at the Royal College of Art, London on an INLAKS scholarship. She has exhibited extensively in India. Germany and the United Kingdom. She has also completed a stint as a teacher teaching at the M. S. University in Baroda. Some of Parekh's solo exhibitions include 'Wonder Woods at Bodhi Art. New York. in 2008: 'Shadow Gardens' at Berkeley Square Gallery and Saffronart. London, in 2006; 'Memory Membrane' at Sakshi Gallery. N/Iumbai, in 2006: Nature Morte, New Delhi. in 2004. 2002. 2000 and 1999: Gallery Foundation for Indian Artists. Amsterdam. in 1999; Pundole Art Gallery. Mumbai. in 1996: Goethe-Institute. Bonn, in 1995: and IFA Gallery. Bonn, in 1995. Her work has been included in exhibits such as the Havana Biennale of 2001 and the Istanbul Biennale of 1999, and she has taken part in several residencies including the Erasmus exchange in Berlin and the Heinrich- Boll fellowship in Bonn. The artist lives and works in New Delhi.