In anticipation of her upcoming solo exhibition, Mudbath, opening on 22nd June at indigo+madder in London, Shailee Mehta delves into the evolution of her practice and the profound influence of her recent return to India, specifically Goa, on her latest paintings and drawings.
In this conversation, the artist discusses the convergence of the urban and nature in her surroundings, cycles of life and death, feeding stray dogs, the dichotomous symbolism of the feminine, rituals, her personal index of symbols (from chairs to mangrove trees), human-animal hybrids, the self and the shadow self, and the power and vulnerability of the female gaze.