Threshold of Traces: Stitched with an Amber Thread Opens at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

ArtKriti to Open “Threshold of Traces: Stitched with an Amber Thread“, a group exhibition featuring Siddharth Jharia, Soumick Nag, Sonia Sareen and Gaurav Chawla, at Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, from 25 to 29 October 2026. The exhibition brings together figurative realism, landscape painting, sculpture and abstraction to explore themes of upheaval, the human body, damage and renewal.

About the Exhibition

Threshold of Traces: Stitched with an Amber Thread considers the relationship between the human figure, landscape and abstraction. Rather than treating these as separate subjects, the exhibition brings them together through the idea of survival and the marks left by experiences of change.

The title draws on the imagery of thresholds, traces and amber. A threshold represents a point of transition, while a trace refers to what remains after an event or experience. Amber, formed as a tree responds to injury, serves as a central metaphor for damage, preservation and the passage of time.

The four artists approach these ideas through different materials and artistic processes. Their works consider how fracture, vulnerability and change can become part of a continuing process of growth.

Artists and Their Works

The exhibition is organised around four bodies of work, each reflecting a distinct artistic practice.

• Siddharth Jharia – Traces of the Flesh: Jharia works with watercolour to depict the human figure in states of transition. His paintings explore vulnerability and luminosity through the transparency and unpredictability of the medium.
• Soumick Nag – The Weathered Terrain: Nag’s landscape paintings draw on the terrain of the Niti Valley. Working primarily with Vandyke brown and black, he explores the relationship between geological change, observation and spontaneity.
• Sonia Sareen – The Ruin & The Bloom: Sareen presents sculptures that examine the point where the human silhouette begins to resemble a landscape. Her practice considers the relationship between fracture, growth and shelter.
• Gaurav Chawla – The Volcanic Core: Chawla, founder of ArtKriti, presents abstract paintings built through layered applications of paint. The works explore turbulence, pressure and the emergence of light through accumulated layers.

Together, these practices connect figurative painting, landscape, sculpture and abstraction through a shared interest in transformation and the traces left by experience.

Event Details

The exhibition is presented by ArtKriti, an Indian art gallery and platform founded by Gaurav Chawla. The platform focuses on contemporary art and seeks to connect artists with audiences through exhibitions and other art-related initiatives.

Takeaway

Threshold of Traces: Stitched with an Amber Thread brings four contemporary artists together to examine transition, vulnerability and renewal through different artistic mediums. The exhibition offers visitors an opportunity to encounter figurative painting, landscape, sculpture and abstraction in a shared gallery setting. It will be on view at Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, from 25 to 29 October 2026.