DIGITAL (DIS)EMBODIMENTS | Digital Dweepa

Digital (Dis)embodiments is a virtual group exhibition that delves into the concept of the body and its intersection with the digital realm in contemporary Indian art. In the digital space, dis-embodiment refers to situations where a person’s identity or presence is no longer tied to a physical body, where traditional understandings of the body are constantly reshaped. The exhibition investigates how the anthropomorphic body is rendered, reimagined and reconfigured within digital landscapes, thereby reflecting on the artist's embodied agency in crafting the digital body.

Digital Dweepa reimagines the traditional concept of Jambu Dweepa (a sacred island from ancient Indian cosmology) as a digital landscape, intertwining mythology, spirituality, and technology in a contemporary Indian art context. Rooted in ancient Indian beliefs of realms beyond the material, Digital Dweepa becomes a virtual space where art and techno-spirituality converge. Here, the anthropomorphic body is dissolved and reformed, challenging traditional boundaries between the physical and digital worlds.

Much like Jambu Dweepa, described as a sacred island rich in mythological significance across Indic religions, the Digital Dweepa serves as a central hub for viewers to navigate uncharted territories of Indian thought in art. The digital sphere of Digital Dweepa acts as a bridge, offering a space for Indian artists to explore identity, embodiment, and the fluid nature of consciousness within a virtual environment. By navigating three thematic spaces—Metaphygital Souls, Cybernetic Spirits, and Fungible Avatars—viewers encounter the fusion of ancient thought with digital creation, prompting reflection on the evolving human experience. Through art that transcends the physical, Digital Dweepa invites audiences to contemplate new myths and meanings in an increasingly virtual existence.

Viewers are invited to immerse themselves in dream-like digital worlds that explore how artists engage with the human body and Indian thought while mediating the boundaries of religion, spirituality, physicality, and metaphysics through technology. Digital (Dis)embodiments challenges viewers to consider how digital curation reconstructs interactions between art, mind-body and spirituality in virtual environments, creating a new cosmology for digital beings in the disembodied space of computer screens.