e lovea goodbackstory.
Afterall,contextis everything,
especiallywhenit comesto
understandingart.ForMumbai
bornartistSahejRahal,these
storiesprovidetherootsfor
thesculptureshecreates.The
self-declared“nerd”is heavily
inf luencedbymythologyand
sci-fiandfindshisinspirationin
crowdfavouritemovieslike“Star
Wars”and“BladeRunner”and
authorsJorgeLuisBorgesandItalo
Calvino.“I’mdrawntothepotential
ofthesefantasticalformsinthe
mannerinwhichtheyrearrange
theworldaroundus,”hesays.
TheRachanaSansadAcademy
ofFineArt,Mumbaialumnus’first
trystwithcreativitywasdrawing.
“I’vebeenscribblingeversinceI
canremember,”heexclaims.
WHENWORLDS COLLIDE
Sahej Rahal
The31-year-oldartistandperformercallsforthotherworldly
creaturesbycraftingthemfromobjectsfoundinthisrealm
FE ATURETASNEEMMERCHANT
W
— Sahej Rahal, Artist
I’m working on a project
that reimagines chalcolithic
relics at Inamgaon, a post-
Harrapan archaeological
site near Pune.
IN A NUTSHELL
Genius
22 GOODHOMES AUGUST 2019