Harshita

Title: Fragmented Self
Etching and Aquatint 20 × 30 inch
AWARD WINNER: Rs 25,000

Harshita is a visual artist whose practice centers on printmaking, drawing, and mixed media. Her work explores themes of emotional vulnerability, identity, inner conflict, and human relationships, often drawing from personal experiences and psychological states. Through a reflective and process-driven approach, she investigates the subtle emotional layers that shape individual perception and lived experience.

Working primarily with intaglio printmaking techniques such as etching and aquatint, Harshita emphasizes texture, tonal variation, and contrast to construct introspective visual narratives. The human figure frequently appears in her work as a symbolic presence, representing the fragmented self and expressing moments of emotional tension, fragility, and introspection. Through gesture, posture, and spatial relationships, she conveys psychological depth while allowing room for interpretation.

Her artistic language balances technical discipline with intuitive expression. While rooted in traditional printmaking processes, her practice engages with contemporary concerns surrounding emotional resilience, empathy, and self-awareness, translating complex emotional experiences into contemplative visual forms.