Art Talk - Arpan Mukherjee

Arpan is an artist whose work is deeply rooted in his everyday experiences and his personal interpretations of the world around him. His works are process-based, and he often uses the 19th-century photographic process to express his artistic vision. Arpan has participated in several international and national-level exhibitions and workshops and has given lectures and conducted numerous workshops on printmaking and photographic history. His recent work from a long-term project was exhibited in Oct 2022 at Aalliance Francaise, New Delhi.  Recently, he has been engaged in research and printing modern albumen and salt prints from 19th-century archaeological photographs in collaboration with the British Library and CSMVS, Mumbai. These works were on display in CSMVS until May 2023. Arpan has received BFA & MFA in printmaking and is presently teaching as an associate professor in printmaking Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan. He co-founded Studio Goppo, a photography research studio at Santiniketan.