The presentation follows Gul, WOLF’s evocative solo exhibition that opened at 47 A, exploring the idea of gardens as vessels of memory, longing, and resistance. The Mumbai showing brings together six key works — Tear Fed, Eternal Garden, Breath, Lovers in the Garden, Gul Baghi, and Eye for an Eye — each reimagining the charbagh as a living, breathing metaphor for resilience.
Curator and owner of 47 A Srila Chatterjee, who has worked closely with WOLF across multiple exhibitions, adds, “This acquisition reaffirms the courage with which Indian artists are expanding the vocabulary of materiality and meaning. ‘Gul’ is both a memorial and a reclamation — it invites viewers to look beyond what was lost, to what can still flourish.”
– Eternal Garden meditates on continuity through rupture, referencing Delhi’s charbaghs and the Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb.
– Breath celebrates healing through renewal, its brass lungs nestled within flowering ruin.
– Lovers in the Garden reclaims the colonial grid with blooming defiance.
– Gul Baghi transforms discarded safes into vessels of insurgent beauty, while
– Eye for an Eye turns shattered mirrors into a reflection of collective longing and grace.
“These works are built from fragments — poetic, historical, intimate,” say artists Ritu and Surya Singh of WOLF. “We’ve always imagined the garden as both refuge and rebellion. To find our pieces resonate with Kiran Nadar’s vision is a profound honour.”
With Gul at 47-A, Srila Chatterjee continues to extend WOLF’s language of material storytelling beyond traditional frames. The Mumbai edition situates these works within the layered history of Khotachiwadi — an apt setting for an exhibition that celebrates impermanence, resilience, and rebirth.
