Harsha Durugadda

Harsha Durugadda
Harsha Durugadda

Harsha Durugadda

B. 1989 Hyderabad, India

Born in 1989, Harsha Durugadda is a multidisciplinary artist working in sculpture and performance art, known for his explorations of sound, vibration, rhythm, and separation in sculptural form. Based in Hyderabad, he creates large-scale interactive works that encourage tactile engagement and participatory relationships, blurring the line between form, sound, and movement. His artistic process investigates how interaction itself becomes a performative act, shaping meaning through experience.

 

Harsha’s sculptural language incorporates various materials, primarily wood, drawing from medieval and modern architectural references to create works that oscillate between past and present, regional and personal, material and spiritual. His layered wooden forms echo geological strata, referencing timelessness, coexistence, and transformation. Harsha studied Visual Communication at WLC College, New Delhi (2011) and Arts and Aesthetics at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU, 2016).

 

His work has been exhibited at Nord Art (Germany), CICA Museum (South Korea), Sculpture by the Sea (Australia), and Art Centrix Space (New Delhi). In 2014, he was invited by the Courtauld Institute of Art to present at the British Museum, London. His accolades include the Rio Tinto Sculpture Award (2017), Biafarin Award (2018), and the Andrea Stretton Memorial Award (2016). Harsha’s practice continues to redefine sculptural expression, engaging with the poetics of material, space, and interaction.

  • /Education
  • /Solo Exhibition
  • /Group Exhibition
  • /Others

  • Education

    Visual Communication at WLC College, New Delhi 2011
    Arts and Aesthetics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, 2016

  • Solo Exhibition

    2021. Between the Lines, Centre D’art, Auroville

    2019. Fragments in Motion, Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hyderabad

    2016. Whirling Out, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi

  • Group Exhibition

    2022. Contemporary Landscape, CICA Museum, South Korea | HopScotch, Gallery27, Kochi, Kerala | Material Matters, Art Centrix, New Delhi | Timelapse, India Art Fair, APRE Art House, New Delhi

    2021. Sotheby’s Auction in Association with Burning Man, Contemporary Art, New York | Transit, APRE Art House, Delhi

    2020. 61st National Exhibition of Art, New Delhi

    2019. Abstract Mind, CICA Museum, South Korea

    2018. Nord Art, Budelsdorf, Germany | Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, Australia

    2017. Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, Australia | CIMA Award Show, CIMA Gallery, Kolkata

    2016. Sculpture by the Sea, Sydney, Australia | Translations-Kolkata, ICCR Art Gallery, Kolkata | National Exhibition by SCZCC, Hyderabad

    2015. Translations, Emergent Art Space, Portland, USA

    2014. Seen. Unseen, Art Centrix Space, New Delhi | Cultural Coalitions, Plastic Propaganda, London

    2013. Sarai City, Devi Art Foundation, New Delhi

    2012. Harkat, Art Performance, SARAI, New Delhi | Unbox Festival, Queens Gallery, British Council, New Delhi

    2011. Infinite Possibilities, Visual Arts Gallery, IHC, New Delhi

     

  • Others

    Residencies
    2021. Centre D’art Residency, Auroville, Tamil Nadu

    2016. KYTA Artist Residency, Kalga, Himachal Pradesh

    Awards
    2023. TAF Emerging Artist Award, South Asia Winner

    2018. Biafarin Award, NordArt, Budeldorf, Germany

    2017. Rio Tinto Sculpture Award, Sculpture by the Sea, Perth, Australia

    2016. The Andrea Stretton Memorial Award, Sculpture by the Sea, Sydney

    2012. Fellowship, Unbox Festival supported by British Council, UK

    Publications
    2016. Amaravati. The Art of an Early Buddhist Monument in Context, Research Publication by The British Museum

    Talks
    2021.  TEDx Whirling Out, Miranda House

    Reviews & Publicity
    2021. Harsha Durugadda’s sculpture for Sotheby’s online auction, The Hindu

    2020. Art Through Sustainable Living, Deccan Chronicle

    2019. Art of Sculpting, The Ideal Home and Garden | Art That Interacts, The Hindu | A Spinning Art, The Pioneer | This is Thy Art, too, Indian Express | A Visual Allegory, Deccan Chronicle

    2017. In a Creative Space, The Hindu | Sunrise Weekend, JT Weekend News | TV Interview, Perth Now | Winning Sculpture, The West Australian | Sculptor Wins Coveted Australian Award, The Hindu | Sea-ing is Believing, Asian Age / Sunday Chronicle | Sounds Sculpted by the Sea, IndianLink | Indian Artist Awarded for Sculpture in Western Australia, Outlook India | The Young Indian Sculptor We Should All Be Proud Of, India Today | Art That’s Alive, Deccan Herald

    2016. Artist’s Tryst with the Himalayas, Times of India | Unique Creations, Millennium Post

    2014. Inherent Talent Blossoms, Deccan Chronicle

    2012. Arty Farty with Loo Culture, Timeout Magazine

    Permanent Collections
    2023. HMDA, India | Bangalore Airport, India

    2022. RMZ Foundation, India

    2018. Nicola Forest, Perth, Australia

    2017. Busselton, Australia

アート画像

Geology of Spirit, 2023

Layered Wood

142 x 97 x 91 cm

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Every Rose Has Its Thorn, 2023

Layered Wood I

142 x 97 x 91 cm

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