NFN KALYAN - FUGUE

FUGUE

NFN Kalyan

5 September - 1 November, 2025

Opening Reception: Friday, September 5th | 6-9pm
[Kalyan will be in attendance]

Mid-exhibition Reception: Friday, October 3rd | 6-9pm

Fugue functions as an abstract narrative. Though it does not follow any formal structure, at heart, it is a tragedy and the human race is its protagonist. Fugue begins quietly and builds to a cacophony before fading into discordant variations on the original theme. I am not a Hindu but i grew up surrounded by the stories and imagery of its polytheism. Rama, an avatar of Vishnu is a central player in Fugue. Vishnu is the protector of the universe, his various avatars serve a similar purpose. The woman in the series, Sita, is Rama’s wife and a goddess in her own right. Their relationship is held as one of the great relationships in Hindu myth. A second relationship illustrated in Fugue is between Rama and his friend, Hanuman, the monkey god. Hanuman functions as an allegory for loyalty and selflessness. Consider these gods in the context of the world we live in. These true, beautiful beings contrast with the harsh reality of life. They represent the things we have lost and the qualities we can’t even remember ever having existed. We have distorted ourselves into amnesia.

-NFN Kalyan

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