BHUBANESWAR: One among many artistes who will curate and participate in the upcoming Bhubaneswar Art Trail (BAT) event is Suchismita Mohanty. She uses multiple mediums to showcase her creativity. Painting, sculpture and photography are some of the avenues that she is highly skilled at.
She has completed her Bachelor’s Degree in sculpture pathway. She has also honed her skills at stone and wood carving. That apart, she has participated in a number of workshops all over in India. It was during her master’s program in Art History at National Museum in New Delhi, when she started developing her ideas more conceptually. In fact, this helped her later to think deeply about her roots from Odisha.
Hailing from a farmer’s family, she has always been inspired by nature, greenery and agriculture, which is often manifested in her artworks as well. Despite living in a metropolitan city, she feels quite connected to her roots. She relishes the opportunity to experience unadulterated nature.
Besides being an artist, she is also inclined towards creative cooking, food designing and food photography. She had an interactive session titled as ‘Courtyard (Agana)’ with various communities for the upcoming BAT event, wherein she narrated about the average Odia family and their food sharing systems.
She even introduced some food experiments to the people of Old Town, Bhubaneswar. Besides, she shared her knowledge on Odia food ingredients and prepared some recipe for the locals. Mati allu kabab, Lilly pakoda, Aparajita tea and Paan with elephant apple featured on the menu of the maestro.
She concluded by saying that the session was aimed at analysing the food habits of Odia people and their adaptability to changing trends.