Mitakshara Chaudhary/ Spring Issue

Mitakshara is an architect and a designer from Jammu & Kashmir, India currently based in London. An emerging ceramic and glass artist currently focusing on the amalgamation and transposition of art and architecture. She completed her BArch (2016-2021) from Balwant Sheth School of Architecture, NMIMS in India and moved to London in 2022 to pursue her Master’s degree in Ceramics and Glass at the Royal College of Art. She works with ceramics and glass as her primary materials.

Navigating the realms of space, expressions from diverse environments and spaces drive my inspiration and shapes my artistic practice. The dynamic interplay of what I do and how I do it involves a constant process of change, conflict, construction, and deconstruction. Looking outside the digital realm of architecture, the physicality of materials is what I find the most valuable. My focus is on gaining perspective on the unknown through the materiality of spaces and adhering to the principle of 'Never take the obvious for granted.' This self-encouragement prompts me to consider the intricate relationship between physical reality and the subjective perception of the past, present, and future. In essence, my artistic journey moves toward understanding what we PERCEIVE, CONCEIVE AND LIVE today.