TYEB MEHTA Bearing Weight FEATURED EVENTS

Inspired by the formal and emotional language of TYEB MEHTA, this workshop explores relief sculpture as a space between image and object, where surfaces hold both structure and expression. Drawing from MEHTA’s approach to fragmentation, distortion, and simplified forms, participants explore how visual elements can be broken, reassembled, and translated into sculptural compositions.

Focusing on the idea of compressed depth, the session invites participants to think of the surface as an active field where forms, textures, and narratives coexist. Through this process, everyday motifs such as figures, animals, and objects are reimagined into layered compositions that suggest both stillness and movement.

The workshop concludes with the transformation of these surfaces into faux bronze finishes, adding a sense of material depth and permanence to the work.
Designed for children and adults, the session encourages experimentation with form, surface, and abstraction, offering a tactile way to explore how images can extend beyond the flat plane.

While you’re here, explore KNMA’s ongoing exhibition
TYEB MEHTA Bearing Weight (with the lightness of being).