Description

This abstract terracotta bowl by Himmat Shah evokes a primal elegance—its form is neither vessel nor sculpture alone, but a tactile meditation on earth and gesture. Crafted with raw intentionality, the bowl resists symmetry, embracing folds, fissures, and protrusions that recall geological formations or ancient relics unearthed. The surface, textured and uneven, bears subtle reddish-brown stains and linear abrasions, as if marked by time or ritual. In Shah’s hands, terracotta becomes not just medium but memory—of Lothal’s Harappan soil, of fire’s alchemy, of the artist’s own search for a language beyond form.