oun o ects arem rst ointo entr oo
ort in s in t e cit t at eara senseo istor
ese o ects ecomet e aseto con uret e ctiona
narratives em o ie in m ractice
— Sahej Rahal, Artist
It was in art school where he
began transforming trash into
treasure. “I actually started working
with found objects because they
were free. Then I got interested in
the fact that they carry with them
embedded histories and marks of
the times we live in, and it became
an absurd archaeological game
for me.”
Take for instance his series,
Walkers. Started in 2013, these
fantastical crawlers take shape
from fallen branches, discarded
metal pieces and even abandoned
furniture. Then, there’s also
the videos he makes, usually
highlighting important questions
that humanity would be better
off pondering. But Sahej doesn’t
just stop at these. He’s often seen
performing in his exhibits as well,
becoming that last piece that
essentially completes the puzzle.
So, does this multi-media artist
have a preferred medium? “I
don’t particularly see the different
mediums I work with as separate.
They are extensions of each other.
For example, a sculpture might
become a prop in a performance,
and documented footage from the
performance goes into short films.”
We love that each of his works
feedsintoanintricately detailed
world,crafted with great
careandnuance. Be it
thewildbeasts with
mismatched limbs from
hisJuggernaut series
orthe shamans
and spectres from
Bhramana.
THE MOST AMUSING QUIP I’VE HEARD
ABOUT MY WORK IS “...BUT THIS IS NOT
WHAT THE INSIDE OF THE BERMUDA
TRIANGLE LOOKS LIKE.”
— Sahej Rahal, Artist
AUGUST 2019 GOODHOMES 23