Rohini Devasher – Arts at CERN

Rohini Devasher at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences in Bengaluru, as part of her Connect India dual residency. Photo: Harsh Khatwani/ICTS.

Devasher’s practice maps the complexities of ecology, cosmology, and technology

Rohini Devasher works with video, painting, printmaking, drawing, installation, and other mediums. With a research-based practice drawing from the history of science, philosophy, speculative fiction, and eco-horror, Devasher maps the complexities of ecology, cosmology, and technology.

Her work has been shown recently at the Minnesota Street Project Foundation, San Francisco, CA; Kunsthalle Bern; Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht; Tai Kwun, Warehouse 421, Abu Dhabi; Rubin Museum of Art, New York; the Sea Art Festival, Busan; the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna; Kunst Leuven City Festival; Sharjah Biennial 14; Kaserne Basel; Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona; Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum; Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology (MAAT), Lisbon; and ZKM Karlsruhe, among others.

In 2023, Devasher and Elisa Storelli were selected for the Connect India residency. The artists completed a dual residency at CERN and the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS-TIFR).