Tapan Moharana
B.
1989
Bhubaneswar
"
The materiality of lights and shadows
"
Tapan Moharana is a multidisciplinary artist based in Odisha. His practice engages questions of land, displacement, and the politics of ecology. Trained in sculpture (MFA, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata), his work draws deeply from local and indigenous visual traditions, particularly shadow puppetry forms such as Ravana Chhaya. Working with light, shadow, and handcrafted structures, Tapan brings together inherited techniques and experimental processes shaped through collaboration and shared making. Across installations and visual works, his practice reflects on memory, movement, and the shifting relationship between land, tradition, and contemporary life. He has exhibited widely in India and internationally, including a solo exhibition The Cube in Perth, and is a recipient of the Inlaks Fine Art Award.
artworks
War on Haven
2026
mix medium on Canvas
59.06 x 66.93 in
The Architecture of Absence, 3 (Set of 4)
2019
Mixed Media on Paper
43.31 x 29.92 in
Between Land and Memory 7
2023
Watercolour and Graphite on Paper
8.66 x 11.81 in
Night at Chandaka 5
2020
Mixed Media on Paper
8.66 x 11.81 in
Crowd 2
2020
Mixed Media on Paper
8.66 x 11.81 in
Cosmic Dance
2025
Ceramic
1.18 – 7.87 in
Ancestral Rock (3 pieces)
2025
Terracotta
15.75 × 11.02 × 5.91 in
Between Land and Memory 11
2023
Watercolour and Graphite on Paper
8.66 x 11.81 in
Between Land and Memory 5
2023
Watercolour and Graphite on Paper
8.66 x 11.81 in
Mushroom Rock
2024
Teak Wood
3.15 × 17.72 in
The Architecture of Absence, 2 (Set of 2)
2017
Mixed Media on Paper
47.24 x 29.92 in
The Faces of the Unknown, 4 (Set of 5)
2025
Ceramic
Variable
Theatre of the Rangda, 5 (Set of 7)
2020
Animal Hide, Ink
3.15 – 7.87 in
Between Land and Memory 4
2023
Watercolour and Graphite on Paper
8.66 x 11.81 in
The Caves 3
2020
Mixed Media on Paper
12.99 x 9.06 in
The Eternal Argument 1
2022
Mixed Media on Canvas
118.11 x 59.06 in
The Caves 5
2020
Mixed Media on Paper
12.99 x 9.06 in
The Caves 4
2020
Mixed Media on Paper
12.99 x 9.06 in
Theatre of the Rangda, 2 (Set of 7)
2020
Animal Hide, Ink
3.15 – 7.87 in
Theatre of the Rangda, 1 (Set of 7)
2020
Animal Hide, Ink
3.15 – 7.87 in
Andhi 1
2022
Graphite on Paper
17.72 x 9.84 in
Between Land and Memory 9
2023
Watercolour and Graphite on Paper
8.66 x 11.81 in
The Faces of the Unknown, 3 (Set of 5)
2025
Ceramic
Variable
The Theatre of Ravan
2025
Brass (Developed in Dhokra Craft)
4 – 12 in
Theatre of Black
2024
Ink with Teak Wood
2.36 × 13.78 in
Between Land and Memory 8
2023
Watercolour and Graphite on Paper
8.66 x 11.81 in
The Watchman 2
2024
Graphite on Paper
17.72 x 9.84 in
The Architecture of Absence, 3 (Set of 3)
2018
Mixed Media on Paper
43.31 x 29.92 in
The Caves 2
2020
Mixed Media on Paper
12.99 x 9.06 in
The Faces of the Unknown, 5 (Set of 5)
2025
Ceramic
Variable
The Faces of the Unknown, 2 (Set of 5)
2025
Ceramic
Variable
Night at Chandaka 4
2020
Mixed Media on Paper
8.66 x 11.81 in
The Architecture of Absence, 2 (Set of 3)
2018
Mixed Media on Paper
43.31 x 29.92 in
Night at Chandaka 3
2020
Mixed Media on Paper
8.66 x 11.81 in
Between Land and Memory 3
2023
Watercolour and Graphite on Paper
8.66 x 11.81 in
Crowd 3
2020
Mixed Media on Paper
8.66 x 11.81 in
The Architecture of Absence, 1 (Set of 3)
2018
Mixed Media on Paper
43.31 x 29.92 in
The Infinity War
2020
Mixed Media on Paper
43.31 x 29.92 in
The Architecture of Absence, 1 (Set of 4)
2019
Mixed Media on Paper
43.31 x 29.92 in
The Theatre of Vairava
2021
Mixed Media on Paper
43.31 x 29.92 in
Theatre of the Rangda, 4 (Set of 7)
2020
Animal Hide, Ink
3.15 – 7.87 in
Between Land and Memory 2
2023
Watercolour and Graphite on Paper
8.66 x 11.81 in
Between Land and Memory 12
2023
Watercolour and Graphite on Paper
8.66 x 11.81 in
Faces of Known 2 (2 pieces)
2025
Terracotta
8.66 × 3.15 × 3.94 in
Night at Chandaka 1
2020
Mixed Media on Paper
8.66 x 11.81 in
The Hunter and the Crow
2021
Mixed Media, Wash on Canvas
59.06 in × 47.24 in
Between Land and Memory 10
2023
Watercolour and Graphite on Paper
8.66 x 11.81 in
The Faces of the Unknown, 1 (Set of 5)
2025
Ceramic
Variable
Theatre of the Rangda, 7 (Set of 7)
2020
Animal Hide, Ink
3.15 – 7.87 in
Andhi 2
2022
Graphite on Paper
17.72 x 9.84 in
The Travelling Soul of Nila
2025
Sunken Relief on Teak Wood
74.8 x 11.8 x 2 in
Queen's Procession
2025
Painted Terracotta
4 – 22 in
The Ancestral Rock
2025
Mixed Media on Canvas
47.24 x 78.74 in
The Architecture of Absence, 4 (Set of 4)
2019
Mixed Media on Paper
43.31 x 29.92 in
The Eternal Argument 2
2022
Mixed Media on Canvas
96.46 x 59.06 in
The Watchman 1
2024
Graphite on Paper
17.72 x 9.84 in
Theatre of the Rangda, 3 (Set of 7)
2020
Animal Hide, Ink
3.15 – 7.87 in
Ravan
202
Mixed Media on Paper
43.31 x 29.92 in
Theatre of the Rangda, 6 (Set of 7)
2020
Animal Hide, Ink
3.15 – 7.87 in
Warrior Beneath the Frozen River
2021
Mixed Media on Canvas
70.87 x 51.18 in
The Architecture of Absence, 1 (Set of 2)
2017
Mixed Media on Paper
43.31 x 29.92 in
The Caves 1
2020
Mixed Media on Paper
12.99 x 9.06 in
Between Land and Memory 1
2023
Watercolour and Graphite on Paper
8.66 x 11.81 in
Crowd 1
2020
Mixed Media on Paper
8.66 x 11.81 in
Faces of Known 1 (2 pieces)
2025
Terracotta
11.81 × 4.72 × 3.94 in
Night at Chandaka 2
2020
Mixed Media on Paper
8.66 x 11.81 in
Between Land and Memory 6
2023
Watercolour and Graphite on Paper
8.66 x 11.81 in
The Architecture of Absence, 2 (Set of 4)
2019
Mixed Media on Paper
43.31 x 29.92 in