Anthropological Art Exhibition
Piece of art by student Shruti Kalgi, from the project NO NA[ME].
One of our students in anthropology, Shruti Kalgi, is exploring art as a method of anthropological documentation. She has been invited to exhibit her art at Gästrik konst 2026.
Venue: Ferrum Arena in Sandviken, Gästrikland. Date: 3 April - 6 April. Time: 11.00-16.00
More info: https://sandviken.se/kulturochfritid/kultur/konst/gastrikkonst.9444.html
It will also be possible to see the exhibition in the summer at Galleri Uthuset, Ecke Hedbergs konstnärshem och Atelje i Kungsfors, Gästrikland.
Date: 18 July-16 August. Time: Saturdays and Sundays 13.00 – 17.00
More Info: https://tallbo.se/
Shruti describes the artwork like this:
”Project NO NA[ME] consists of projects
- “SAR[I]” which explores how a Sari as a garment constructs a feminine gender identity among South Asian women, trans women and men,
- “I AM THE STORY IT[SELF]” about Yakshagana (a theatrical artform from southern coastal India), and
- “HO[ME]” which visually explores the notion of a Home.
NO NA[ME] is a collection of three Art-Anthropological projects that explore the processes of identity-making through negotiating with the notions of home, migration and gender – as a form of embodiment. Bridging the fields of visual art and cultural anthropology, I wish to understand identity-making processes that render life meaningful, and present such interdisciplinary works to alternative audiences outside of academia to encourage a dialogue in a newfound setting – where displaced souls like me can rediscover themselves in relation to the artworks and the anthropological writings that contextualise them. The projects are based on interviews, observations and self-reflections (autoethnography) exploring life as a lived experience among my research participants. These identity-making processes cannot be generalised and put under a single name. Hence, the title NO NA[ME] – where each and every one negotiating with life will adhere differently to the [ME] – the self – in this context.
The project consists of illustrations, photography, artefacts, journal writings and textual analysis.”