Art Meets Algorithm
Currently on view at Akar Prakar, New Delhi, Natasha Singh’s solo exhibition “A Ripple in an Ocean” unveils the symbiotic relationship between traditional Indian art forms and contemporary science. The exhibition, on view until 22nd November 2025, ventures into the evolution of age-old traditions through a contemporary lens. Natasha’s work furnishes an intellectual simulation to combine ancient Indian aesthetics and cutting-edge contemporary science. The exhibition is inspired by the geometric precision and spiritual depth of the Kolam patterns of South India. Her works use a wide range of media, ranging from drawing, sculpture, printmaking, to digital systems. Her keenness lies in the interconnectedness of the rhythm, which binds nature, humans, and the entire cosmos.
Bridging Tradition and Technology
Natasha Singh’s rudimentary inspiration, the Kolam, refers to intricate lines drawn by women using rice flour or chalk powder at the entrances of homes, symbolizing auspiciousness and cosmic order. She extracts the traditional recursive visual patterns and transforms them into a medium of deep inquiry. She reinterprets this ritual art into a contemporary visual system through which she successfully bridges scientific and algorithmic principles.
She essentially applies fractal geometry, as she situates the Kolam within the context of aesthetics inspired by mathematics. By employing such a way of designing her artworks, she has devised an interdisciplinary approach that also poses a juxtaposing set of inquiries questioning the binaries of traditional and modern art, and also understanding the dichotomy between ritual and reason. Her series includes works like “Gate within a Gate – Fractal Study” and “Arrested with Thoughts”, expressing a dialogue between artistic and scientific structure.
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Also, by utilizing coding, AI, and body mapping cameras, she seeks to re-imagine the old and static designs and translate them into more dynamic streaks. This unique methodology suggests that the interconnectedness perceived in the cosmos can be traced in a Kolam design, a digital code, and in the path of flow of energy within the human body. She reflects on a unique union of the universal forces dwelling in harmony. Therefore, her work definitely surpasses the ambit of the canvas and becomes a universal pulse of creation.
Her work is like a subtle reverberation of the universal vibrations manifesting themselves through varied media. The exhibition also mirrors current conversations in digital aesthetics and neuroscience, suggesting that pattern recognition, cognition, and creativity share a spiritual core.
| Exhibition | Information |
|---|---|
| Title | A Ripple in an Ocean |
| Artist | Natasha Singh |
| Venue | Akar Prakar, New Delhi |
| Dates | On view until 22nd November 2025 |
| Mediums | Drawing, Sculpture, Printmaking, Digital Systems, Kinetic Installations |
Key Highlights
- Fusion of Tradition and Innovation: Blends ancient Kolam aesthetics with scientific and digital techniques.
- Multimedia Approach: Incorporates sculpture, printmaking, and new media to express interconnectedness.
- Philosophical Undertone: Encourages mindfulness and meditation through visual geometry.
- Technological Engagement: Uses AI and coding as creative tools rather than technical utilities.
- Cultural Resonance: Revives the feminine and ritualistic aspect of South Indian heritage within a global contemporary discourse.
- Experiential Viewing: Viewers are invited to engage in introspection and awareness of rhythm, symmetry, and silence.
A Dialogue on Universal Rhythm
Natasha’s work reflects the foundational concepts of Moon, Mandala, and Multiplicity. The Moon symbolizes rhythm and kinetic force; the Mandala represents the self-similar geometric structure drawing attention inwards; and Multiplicity signifies the repetitive forms that emerge from a vast, infinite conscious field.
She professes a powerful statement about the unity of everything existing in different ways of perceiving the same order. She beautifully freezes the movements of a yogi’s breath and posture into digital and sculptural forms, and she bridges the inner self with external, quantifiable data. This oscillation between the abstract and the quantity, between human and digital, the ancient and contemporary, encapsulates the motion of ‘A Ripple in an Ocean’.
Reimagining the Universe Through Art
Natasha’s artworks are more compatible with qualifying as philosophical inquiries, as she consciously redefines the digital and spiritual spheres by creating a dichotomy as well as drawing parallels on the same plane. Each piece echoes the ancient Indian belief that the universe itself is a rhythmic pattern of repetition and renewal. The delicate ink and pen drawings attune themselves with deeper harmonies of nature and the self. Her versatility moves across stainless steel to data, pen to pixel—all with a singular sensitivity to pattern, mutation, and the breath. She actively advocates the restoration of intimacy between art and consciousness. Thus, the exhibition is a reminder that innovation need not abandon tradition, and that the act of creation, whether through rice flour or code, remains an expression of human enigma.
