Collection of Paintings

Figure 1- Whispers (5”x 8”) Acrylic on Paper. Mindscape Art Gallery Haripur Manali

Use of negative space techniques to represent interconnectedness between communities and space including architecture, environment and culture.

Figure 2- Resilience (8”x5”) Acrylic on Paper. Mindscape Art Gallery Haripur Manali

A mixture of wood and weave symbolizes the importance of Kath Kuni architecture in Himalayas through its resilient nature during adversities, protecting communities.

Figure 3- In search of Satori (8”x5”) Acrylic on Paper. Mindscape Art Gallery Haripur Manali

Surrealistic artwork that uses mountain goats as metaphor to depict the inner urge of humans to meditate in Himalayan scapes.

Figure 4- Reminiscence (5”x8”) Acrylic on Paper. Mindscape Art Gallery Haripur Manali

Surrealistic expression of integration between external reality and internal emotions of one’s past memory though a bustling market scene.

Figure 5- Bewildered (5”x8”) Acrylic on Paper. Mindscape Art Gallery Haripur Manali

Depiction of the growing detachment of a bewildered shopper in a chaotic market.

Figure 6- The Vigilant Mountaineer (5”x8”) Acrylic on Paper. Mindscape Art Gallery Haripur Manali

A mountain goat observing the volatile hill scape through a cliff as wild goats have been historically associated with sharp vision and sagacity, the ability to discern potential dangers from a distance.

Figure 7- The Vernacular Gold (8”x5”) Acrylic on Paper. Mindscape Art Gallery Haripur Manali

With mix of brown and gold colours, this artwork symbolizes connection to one’s roots and the land, appreciating the local architecture and prosperity

Sanjeev Kumari Paul (goes by the pen name Sanju Paul) is a transdisciplinary and experimental artist. She belongs to Himachal Pradesh and has been involved in multiple projects of literary, artistic as well as scientific temperaments ranging from very local to global ones. She has also developed an artistic technique of carved and washed paintings using discard PVC sheets as canvas and tooth pick paintings on canvas. Pen sketching is another art form she uses to express herself. In addition, she also has a short film named “Catharsis” and interview film “The Petrichor” to her credit. Presently she is involved in developing her own art gallery by the name Mindscape Art Gallery Haripur Manali where she is living her dream of integrating art and knowledge into day-to-day life and sharing her skills with learners of different age groups. Mindscape Art Gallery, Haripur Manali is a niche where emotions are housed as art. This art space is being developed on transdisciplinary  and experimental lines aimed at using creativity to connect, communicate and develop problem solving attitudes.