A. Balasubramaniam. Kaayam (Detail). Fibreglass, wood, acrylic. Dimensions variable (four parts). 2008.

The Inner of the Outer

A. Balasubramaniam explores metaphysical thought, corporeal presences and abstract absences in his investigation of spaces as Ella Datta watches enthralled.

A. BALASUBRAMANIAM'S survey of a world that is beyond the commonplace continues. He relentlessly delves into his self and surroundings to record experiences that are intangible - spaces that are beyond measure and echoes that can barely be heard by the human ear. One encountered this quest for a meta-reality, yet again, in the exhibition (In)Between from August 22nd to November 21st at Talwar Gallery in New Delhi.

In the dozen or so sculptural installations and some graphic works, Balasubramaniam experimented with space, forms, material and scale. He has worked with fibreglass, magnet, wire, metal, stone and the like in the past. He says, "I always question what I see." At the same time, he engages the viewer in a mysterious journey seeking the "invisible aspect of life." Questioning the unseen and the unknown have been recurrent themes in his work, over the last ten years.