Description

This sculptural work by Dipalee Daroz exemplifies a refined interplay between material contrast and conceptual ambiguity. The earthen base, cylindrical and textured in ochre and umber tones, evokes geological sediment or ancient architectural remnants—its punctuated aperture suggesting breath, void, or ritual function. Rising from this grounded form is a sleek, porcelain extension: a sinuous, white curve that arcs like a stylized question mark or a beckoning limb. This juxtaposition—raw and polished, static and gestural—invites contemplation on duality, transformation, and the tension between permanence and ephemerality. Daroz’s treatment of ceramic as both vessel and metaphor positions the piece within a lineage of contemporary Indian abstraction, where materiality becomes a site of philosophical inquiry.