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Echoes of the Hand: Gaurab Das at Black Cube Gallery, New Delhi
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Echoes of the Hand is a solo exhibition by Gaurab Das, presented by Black Cube Gallery, on view from 30 January to 20 February 2026 at the gallery’s Hauz Khas space in New Delhi. The exhibition brings together a new body of sculptural works that explore touch, memory, and form through materials such as bronze, wood, and stone.
Based in Santiniketan, Das works with forms that sit between the human, the animal, and the elemental. His sculptures are not descriptive or narrative-driven. Instead, they rely on abstraction, surface, and gesture to suggest relationships and emotional states. The figures feel fluid and transitional, often appearing as if they are still forming or dissolving.
The exhibition draws attention to the act of making itself. Das’s earliest engagement with art began in childhood, working with clay, a material that continues to shape the way he thinks about form. Even as his practice has moved into more permanent materials, the tactile immediacy of clay remains present in the way his sculptures are built. Voids, contours, and rhythm play an important role, allowing each work to hold tension rather than resolve it.
Themes of connection run quietly through the exhibition. Mother and child, human and nature, animal and land appear not as literal imagery but as structural relationships within the forms. These connections reveal themselves slowly, asking for time and attention rather than immediate recognition.
Das’s approach is closely tied to his training at Kala Bhavana, where he absorbed Santiniketan’s legacy of contextual modernism. This tradition places value on material knowledge, craft, and an empathetic engagement with the living world. That grounding is visible throughout Echoes of the Hand, particularly in the way the sculptures remain physical and restrained, even while engaging with contemporary sculptural language.
Growing up in Bangladesh, Das was surrounded by creative activity from an early age. Watching his father paint and observing local idol makers at work shaped his understanding of art as part of daily life rather than a separate pursuit. Later, during his studies at Khulna Art College, he spent long hours studying world art, developing an interest in sculpture through exposure to artists such as Rodin, Henry Moore, and Picasso. This foundation eventually led him to India, where he completed his Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Fine Arts at Kala Bhavana before establishing his practice in Santiniketan.
In an art landscape increasingly shaped by digital processes and fast-paced conceptual production, Echoes of the Hand offers a quieter counterpoint. The exhibition foregrounds physical process, repetition, and restraint. The sculptures do not aim for spectacle. Instead, they hold space for contemplation, where form carries emotion and presence remains relational.
Das’s practice has received international recognition, including the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant in 2019, and his work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions across India and abroad. That experience is evident here, not through scale or assertion, but through confidence in material and form.
Echoes of the Hand reflects a practice that is rooted in tradition yet responsive to the present, where making remains central and meaning emerges through touch, memory, and careful observation.
Exhibition Details
Exhibition: Echoes of the Hand
Artist: Gaurab Das
Venue: Black Cube Gallery, G12A, Hauz Khas, New Delhi
Dates: 30 January – 20 February 2026
Timings: Tuesday to Saturday, 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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