Imon Chetiaphukan

Sculpture (MA)

Title- women’s carnival by the Red Sea Women’s thoughts are always expected to be hidden or if shared they are always judged, this safe spaces are meant to explore the ignored conversations. A hand woven structure inspired by Hometown Majuli,Assam the forgotten river island of the country. Imon explored the lost conversations, of these places and the people leaving there, as she is able to relate her own experiences of having a voice as a female, along with being in limbo of womanhood and searching self at the same time.

Title- To the moon and back Painting Imaginer to the lonely women feeling and Joi-de-vivre

It shall stand alone as she shed all her memories away This captures the work process involved in making these structures, continuous juxtapositions of decisions, and trusting intuitions in its process.

Across the valley, it waits for you A place they call The Land of Blue It’s far and near, it’s strange yet known- And in this land you will feel alone, … I know this won’t sound fun to you Its not- this is The Land of Blue It’s Blue- not gold or tangerine, It’s dark- not light, not bright or clean By Laura Mucha, Explored with colours and perspective on hand stitched raw canvas and found textile. 2023

About

Imon Phukan explores the ignored spaces like loneliness, aghony, exiled and the difficulties of migration and continuous movement, and its effect in a being physically and mentally. She weaves forest of self search through exploration of sizes, heights and materiality in her works series, this exploration stems in her own experience of travelling between different countries and new places. Her works explores the notions of hot tears and continuous digging of mystery in the textiles she collects.
she uses bright colours to give importance to the forgotten emotions in her painting and sculptures.

Imon Chetia Phukan

B. 2000, Northeast India

lives and works in London

2018-22, Bachelors in Painting from Maharaja Sayajirao University Baroda

2023-24, Masters in sculpture from Royal College of art, London

2007-12, Visharad in Classical Indian music, Bhatkhande Lucknow

Awards

2012-18, CCRT Scholarship from India Govt in Visual art

2021, Mehta Kaka award for highest in final year Bachelors Art History and studio works, MSU Baroda

2022, Public project grant’ Art for Hope , Hyundai India

Currently working Space studios London

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