Archive · 14 Dec 2025
Anju Dodiya's 'Geometry of Ash' Explores Loss and Hope
Anju Dodiya is an artist who is showing her new paintings in Mumbai.
Her exhibition is called 'The Geometry of Ash'.
In her paintings, she shows scenes of loss and destruction, but also moments of hope.
She uses charcoal and watercolour to create a special colour that looks like ash.
There are big paintings on fabric and smaller drawings on paper.
In her work, she talks about the sadness of cutting down old trees and the small things people do to help, like planting new ones.
She also uses trees in her paintings to show different stories and memories.
She gets ideas from many places, like old paintings, movies, and even fashion magazines.
Her art is about how people deal with big ideas and connect different images.
Anju Dodiya's solo exhibition 'The Geometry of Ash' is on display at Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai, until 26 December.
The exhibition features large fabric-on-board works and smaller peripheral drawings, using charcoal and watercolour to create an ashlike hue.
Dodiya's works explore themes of loss, renewal, and the absurdity of life, with interconnected narratives and symbolic imagery.
The artist discusses the use of trees in her paintings, symbolizing memory, comfort, and human history, and references various inspirations from literature, cinema, and art.
The exhibition includes references to historical events, colonialism, and personal inspirations from artists like Giotto di Bondone and Robert Rauschenberg.
- Who
- Artist Anju Dodiya
- What
- Exhibition titled 'The Geometry of Ash'
- When
- On view till 26 December
- Where
- Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai
- Why
- To explore themes of loss, renewal, and the absurdity of life through interconnected narratives and symbolic imagery
- Artist
- Anju Dodiya
- Exhibition Title
- The Geometry of Ash
- Venue
- Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai
- Exhibition Duration
- On view till 26 December
- Medium
- Fabric-on-board works, watercolour, charcoal, soft pastel, peripheral drawings
- Key Themes
- Loss, renewal, absurdity of life, deforestation, human history, colonialism
- Inspirations
- Pompeii fresco, David Lynch's 'Twin Peaks', Giotto di Bondone, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Rauschenberg