Two Exhibitions Find Grief and Beauty in Everyday Objects

Two art exhibitions look closely at objects and ordinary life.

Biraaj Dodiya’s exhibition uses old hospital-bed headboards and other materials.

These objects make viewers think about bodies, illness, loss and disappearance.

The artworks do not explain one particular tragedy.

Instead, they leave space for each viewer to imagine what happened.

Soma Das’s exhibition shows people doing simple things at home and in their communities.

Her paintings include activities such as drinking tea, combing hair and making garlands.

Together, the exhibitions show that both sorrow and beauty can be found in familiar things.