The Fores Project is delighted to host an open studio event for our current artists in residence, Sagarika Sundaram and Koshiro Akiyama. This event offers a unique opportunity to gain insight into each artist’s practice and marks the conclusion of our 2025 residency program (so please join us in celebration).
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Sagarika Sundaram
Sagarika Sundaram b.1986, Kolkata, India, lives and works in New York City, USA. Working with natural fibres and dyes, she creates large-scale abstract textile works that merge traditional craft techniques with contemporary expression. Through the cross-hatching and layering of fibres, Sundaram builds surfaces rich with colour, depth, and movement. Her practice explores themes of home, migration, ecology, and collective memory, often drawing from Indian craft traditions and her early experiences with domestic textile rituals, such as washing and folding saris.
Sundaram received her MFA in Textiles from Parsons, New York, 2020. She has exhibited internationally and been featured in Vogue India. Her solo exhibition, ‘Release’ is currently on view at Alison Jacques, London, 14th October - 13th December.
Koshiro Akiyama
Koshiro Akiyama B. 1994, Japan, lives and works in Tokyo, Japan. Akiyama’s work presents idealistic and dreamlike landscapes referencing themes regarding psychological conditions, utopian ideals and morbidity. The paintings are constructed using fluid brushstrokes and multiple transparent layers of acrylic, ink and watercolour. Furthermore, the imagery is based on photos and memories creating a feeling of compassion by inviting the viewer into deeply private and intimate spaces.
Akiyama received his MA in Fine Art, Painting at Camberwell College of Arts and also holds degrees in Japanese-style painting from Tokyo University of the Arts. His solo exhibition ‘Undercurrents’ is currently on view at Rhodes Contemporary, London, 30th October - 22nd November.