UNDER ONE ROOF

WHY do we build homes?

- PANKIL JHAJHRIA

Or more simply, why do we make space? Architect and designer Kunal Shah says that while humans create space for shelter, it is also about belonging and a sense of possession.To explore this idea, Shah has curated 'Space Making: Making Space', currently on view at Gallery Art Motif. The exhibition, which opened on March 25 and runs till April 25, features artists, architects, and designers who examine how space is conceived, constructed, inhabited, and reimagined across various physical and social dimensions.

Beyond the usual

Bringing together works across different mediums-photography, textiles, sculpture, and architectural models, the show offers many ways to think about space. It goes beyond the usual idea of buildings and looks at how space is also created through everyday actions, artistic expression, and even relationships between different species. This shift is very important as per Shah.

"Space making is not just about buildings," he says. "Humans make space for other species, and they make space for each other." He adds, even the act of model-making, of representing space, becomes a form of space-making in itself.

Shared homes