For artist Nandakumar PK, sculpting is a dialogue between faith, memory and material and not just creation. His solo exhibition ‘Tied to the Waves’ at the Stainless Gallery, New Delhi, ongoing till November 16, brings together his works in stone, bronze, wood and steel – each layered mythic echoes and personal reflections.

Curated by multimedia artist Riyas Komu, the show explores what he describes as Nandakumar’s ‘spiritual return’ – a process of redeeming ideas, by coming out of cocoons of traditions and ennui. From Buddhist legends to Kerala’s temple rituals and legends, his works move fluidly between the sacred and the tangible.

For Nandakumar, art begins where transformation takes shape. “As an artist, what we do is transform a thing into something else. It could be a stone, but we

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