Mark Making using Carbon Paper

Facilitated by Swati Kumari

Methods Workshop Series

10 June 2023 | 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm

KNMA Saket

In this workshop participants will approach the process of marking a surface through a layer of carbon paper.

This indirect approach at times helps to reflect and unlock our imagination and curiosity. The process in itself is an amalgamation of direct points, moments, events, and conversations in time. The aim of this workshop is to weave all these non-linear narratives on a surface, which in itself is the ‘one point’ that binds all these narratives together.This workshop is an exercise to understand how this excess of information around us can be absorbed or incorporated into an art practice. It will be drawing based and will involve different processes of mark making, cutting, collaging, making paper cut outs and even writing.

Important: Interested and committed participants (18+) are expected to attend the entire duration of the workshop. Drawing material and refreshments will be provided. Each participant will be required to bring two small found objects of different textures. The objects can range from thread, pieces of gauze, cloth, leaves, or even a personal item. 

The onsite workshop with limited seats will be held at KNMA Saket.

Swati Kumari is a visual practitioner based in Delhi who loves to experiment with different mediums and techniques. She uses carbon paper, stitching, photobooks, zines, and paintings to create works that invite the viewer to engage in a dialogue with them. Her works reflect her curiosity about life, love, memory, and the everyday interactions with her environment. She holds a BFA in painting from the College of Art, Delhi, and a Master’s in Visual Arts from Ambedkar University, Delhi. She currently works as a research and curatorial associate at the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art.