MASH Podcast

MASH Podcast - Artist Series brings you an art podcast like never before! We invite artists to discuss their practice as well as prominent names from the art world lend their voices to discuss other artists and their works.
"MASH Podcast offers in-depth episodes covering various artists, designers, architects, photographers and creative practitioners from all over the world. The podcast will feature leading figures from the arts who will lend their voice to deliver crisp and informative episodes. Subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts - follow us for updates - www.mashindia.com/"

Episode 1 takes the listeners to the magical cave art of our prehistoric folk. Cave paintings are openings to our understanding of our current day ritualistic practices through those that existed 10,000 years ago. Many stories will unfold through the first pieces of art ever created within the modern day Indian subcontinent. You will be surprised to know that we are not very different from our prehistoric ancestors, when it comes to preserving our well being. The Indian Art History series is hosted by Ayushi Chaurasia, an archivist and a collagist.

Our host takes us to and fro, shuttling in the expanse of 1500 BC to 500 BC, when the Vedic literature was being written down. These literary sources not only are the prescribed way of living for what came to be modern day Hinduism but also are the inception of age old institutions and traditions that are the hallmark of Hindu religion such as caste based discrimination and fire sacrifices, among many others. Through rituals such as these we find art.

A graduate of New York’s Parsons School of Design, the Franco-Indian-Norwegian designer’s focus on art-like textiles is what earned her multiple emerging designer awards since her launch in 2018. The brand’s core sensibility lies in the interaction between hand and material - every piece is about textural processes and surface treatments: she personally paints each fabric, meaning no two pieces are ever the same. The label also spans across jewelry and interiors, as Helena believes all forms of design are intrinsically connected and hopes to keep expanding her aesthetic to whichever medium may welcome it.

Mathura is so overused in the contemporary religious narrative, without ever mentioning the immense artefacts it holds from time immemorial. Listen for more. Written and Hosted by Ayushi Chaurasia. Image Credits: Biswarup Ganguly