This exhibition in Delhi features a woodcut print of a Northeastern countryside.

In the woodcut landscape created by contemporary artist Chandan Bez Baruah, the flora loses its greenness and the faces of people take on a new significance as they are viewed. As a component of his current Elsewhere solo exhibition Twenty pieces of art from Northeast India show how this Assamese artist conveys everything in a darker hue.”Every colour is present in black, making it the ultimate colour. The 43-year-old artist states, “I’m very comfortable with black,” elaborating on how the urbanisation and landscapes of the Northeast inspired him. “When my mother passed away, I was three years old, and my family moved from Nagaon to Guwahati. Here was where the scenery made me rethink how I perceived things.

“I experienced loneliness once more after moving from Guwahati to Delhi. That’s when I was able to shake off the gloomy thoughts thanks to my nostalgic feelings for landscapes. I began creating woodcuts as a way to express the feelings I was experiencing. Because woodcuts are a fading medium and the subject demanded it, I went with that. I thought it was my responsibility to support this medium in some manner since I had studied printmaking.”