It’s tough to decide if his works are peculiar or saturnine, but intriguing they surely are! And that seems to be the common denominator reigning all of artist Srinivasa Prasad’s works - whether it is art using the ashes of unclaimed bodies or leaf art projecting an All Souls’ Day meal. The Shimoga-based artist will be in Bengaluru early next month to showcase his latest project titled Someday it all has to end in Galleryske.

This time, he is out to present larger-than-life installations (though Srinivasa prefers to term it just ‘art’) using bamboo thorns woven together. “While my own house was getting constructed in Shimoga, I would be outdoors day and night putting together construction material for it. I felt like a bird that was toiling to build its nest. That’s what sparked off the idea for this project!” says Srinivasa who completed his BA in Fine Arts as well as his Masters in Sculpture from Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat in the city. He shuttles between Bengaluru and his home in Sagara, Shimoga on work. “Birds generally don’t inhabit a nest touched by human hands, but I am hoping that someday a bird will make one of my creations its home!” Srinivasa adds.

Travelling to art destinations abroad has helped Srinivasa broaden his horizon, and he is eternally grateful to his journeys for that. “I learnt about the beauty of using electronic media in art when I travelled to Moriya, Japan. The breath-taking landscapes of Switzerland inspired me to come up with the project using autumn leaves,” he reveals. Someday it all has to end will be on from September 4 to October 7.