Rajat Mondal is an Intermedia artist based in Oslo, Norway. He believes in creating a space that allows oneself to reflect on the deeper meanings of life, and his works are based on experimentation with materials, media, mechanics, and custom electronics, combining handmade and technological processes, including painting, video, and sound. The principal motivation behind his art is nature's ecology, with a focus on ephemerality, spaces, a revelation of intimacy, and reflection in general. Rajat's compositions are formed around ideas of ephemeral behavior, and he develops a broad artistry that incorporates movement, the transaction of layers, and animate elements. He refers to these artistic vocabularies in various contexts, both physical and metaphorical, to express ways of seeing and communicating beyond textual or verbal language.

He captures everyday gestures and movements of objects in a manner that imbues them with haptic qualities and sensitive presentations. This allows them to engage in a meaningful dialogue with the tangible elements in the surrounding space.

He believes that creating a spatial environment involves the fusion of tangible and intangible elements to establish a novel spatial awareness. In his installation-based works, layers of light and sound are employed to evoke an immersive quality. This enables us to experience synesthetic sensations, fleeting motions, and transient moments, guiding us through a replicated journey.

Through his installation-based works, Rajat strives to activate indoor and outdoor spaces inspired by nature. He invites viewers to partake in ephemeral, synesthetic encounters and physical contemplation. He encourages an exploration of the interconnectedness between personal preoccupations and physical objects.

Education

2022-2024

Master’s in Medium and Material Based Art from Oslo National Academy of the Arts (Kunsthøgskolen I Oslo) , Norway

2020-2022

Diplôme National d’Art- Option Art, École Supérieure d’Arts & Médias (ESAM), Caen, France

2017-2019

Master’s of Fine Arts fromSarojini Naidu school of arts and communication, university of Hyderabad, India

2013-2017

Bachelor of Fine Arts from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, India

Award / Grant

2024

Project support autumn 2024- Norske Billedkunstnere No

2024

Trykkeriet MA Award, No

2024

BKH(Bildende Kunstneres Hjelpefond) art student grant, No

2024

Diverse stipend for ny utdannede kunstnere, kulturdirektoratet, No

2020-21

Prafulla Dahanukar art foundation the all india kalanand merit grant 2020-21, In

2019

University medal in MFA programme(xxi convocation), Department of fine arts, S.N. school of arts and communication, University of Hyderabad. 2019, In

Solo Exhibition

Exhibition

The National Art Exhibition, The Autumn ExhibitionThe state's 137th art exhibition, at Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, No

2023

"The sound of a seed" - Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo, No

2022

DNA-Show”, ESAM-Caen, Fr

"Portes Ouverts", Studio Modular, ESAM-Caen, Fr

2021

Impression multiple#10, ESAM-Caen, Fr

2019

“open studio 2019”department of fine arts, s.n. school of arts and communication, University of Hyderabad, In

"size" art and science dialogue, the Tata institute of fundamental research, Hyderabad enters into collaboration with the department of fine arts, University of Hyderabad, In

2018

51st birla academy of art & culture annual exhibition, In

2017

Open Site Dialouge, University of Hydrabad, In

2017

West Bengal state akademi of visual arts annual art exihibition ,In

Rabindra bharati university annual art exihibitionannual art exihibition, In

2016

west bangal state akademi of visual arts annual art exihibition, In

Rabindra bharati university annual art exihibition, In

2015

West Bengal state akademi of visual arts annual art exhibition, In

Rabindra Bharati university annual art exhibition, In

Manab-Jamin 11th all India & 2nd international art exhibition, In

Collaborative art project

2023

Glitch in the machine-a colloraboration project with Dåra Dorky- Galleri Seilduken, Oslo, No

2019

‘size’ art and science dialogue, the Tata institute of fundamental research, Hyderabad enters into collaboration with the department of fine arts, university of Hydrabad, In

Workshop perticipation

2022

“Uninvisible Lab” workshop conducted by Alexis Choplain accompanied by David Dronet,Modular Studio École Supérieure D’arts & Médias De Caen, Fr

2021

The CTL VOLTAGE Workshop in collaboration with ]interstice[ festival and the ESAM Modular studio conducted by CanBlaster and Clément Varieras and accompanied by Nicolas Germain, Julien Paci, and Adrien Lefebvre, Fr

2020

“Acoustic Caméras” conduted by Nicolas Germain and Thierry Weyd, ESAM, Fr

2018

Workshop on inter-media arts: sound and visual expressions, department of fine arts, S.N. school of arts and communication, university of Hyderabad, In

Workshop on a site-specific dialogue in transition conducted by Sanchayan Ghosh, department of fine arts, S.N. school of arts and communication, university of Hyderabad, In.

2017

Workshop on cyanotype, salt print, and dust on method conducted by Arpan Mukherjee , department of graphic (printmaking) Rabindra Bharati university, Kolkata. In

Pata chitra painting with natural color,Lalitt kala akademi,regional centerr,Kolkata collaboration with West-Bengall akademi of dance, drama, music & visual arts at JorashankoThakur Bari, Kolkata, In

Internship

2022

Assisted Paul Duncombe in festival-interstice (sound, light and movement, a reflection on our contemporary relationship with technology and the environment, Caen, Fr

2021-22

Assisted artists of “Festival Interstice - contemporary creation and its relationship to technology and science through visual and sound expressions” under Station-MIR, Fr

2021

Assisted Paul Duncombe in Némo -International digital arts biennial with electronics and installation-Paris,Fr

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