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Kies een stemming en de kamer zelf antwoordt — het licht koelt of warmt op, de sfeer verandert van tempo, en alleen de werken die dat gevoel belichamen, treden naar voren uit de duisternis. De rest verdwijnt in de schaduw.
Mithu Sen
Early Life and Artistic Foundations Mithu Sen, born in West Bengal, India, in 1971, emerged as a significant voice in contemporary Indian art through a journey deeply rooted in both academic rigor and personal exploration. Her formative years were marked by an early engagement with literature—her Bengali poetry published while still young—and a parallel passion for athletics, suggesting a mind attuned to both intellectual and physical
expression. This duality would later inform her artistic practice, which often grapples with the complexities of the body, identity, and societal norms. Sen’s formal education began at Kala Bhavan, Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan, where she earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in painting. The environment of Santiniketan, steeped in a rich artistic heritage and philosophical tradition, undoubtedly played a crucial role in sh…
