KP Pradeepkumar

KP Pradeepkumar is an independent visual artist based in Kochi, whose practice is rooted in a deep spiritual and philosophical engagement with nature. For Pradeepkumar, nature is not merely a subject but a living presence, an extension of consciousness that reflects the interconnectedness of all things. Drawing from the philosophy of non-dualism, he perceives the visual image of the natural world as a site of spiritual revelation, where the divine universe unfolds through form, rhythm, and material.

His current series, The river flowing through me, is an autobiographical landscape that is at once psychological, environmental, metaphysical, and historical. It reflects a fluid continuity between inner and outer worlds, where the natural and the personal, the temporal and the eternal, are in constant dialogue. The river becomes a symbolic channel through which land, memory, and identity flow together—revealing an ongoing meditation on nature’s transformation and erosion. Pradeepkumar’s artistic research references ecology after nature and explores the interrelationship between humans and the natural world, especially through the lens of human–animal dynamics. His approach is autobiographical and grounded in lived observation. Working primarily with everyday sketches, drawings, photographs, moving images, and mixed media works on paper, he reflects deeply on organic processes such as earth movements, water currents, soil erosion, and eruptions. These are not just physical phenomena but markers of spiritual and environmental transformation. His practice draws attention to ecological imbalances, shifts in terrain, and the erosion of both land and lived traditions. Through his layered visual language, he explores how natural and human-made systems intersect within today’s socio-political and environmental realities. In doing so, his work offers a space for reflection on contemporary ecological concerns, while staying rooted in the rhythms of life and matter.

Pradeep completed his Bachelors of Fine Arts in Sculpture from College of Fine Arts, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (1993), and Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Practice at the TransArt Institute, New York (2015). He has been working and exhibiting in and out of the country and has received many awards for his artistic pursuits. He was awarded the Pollock-Krasner Grant in 2025. His recent exhibitions include India Art Fair with Art Centrix Space, New Delhi (2024); ‘The River Flowing Through Me’, solo exhibition at Art Centrix Space, New Delhi (2023); ‘BRINK’ (2022); ‘The Present & the Absentee Maker’ (2020); ‘Con Tempus | With Time’ (2019); ‘Arikamedu’ (2018) and ‘Nature | Deliberated’ in April (2018) at Art Centrix Space, New Delhi; India Art Fair with Art Centrix Space, New Delhi (2023, 2020 and 2019); ‘Whose Memoir? Whose Archive? An Empirical Survey’, Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hyderabad (2023); ‘Gods own country’, Apparao Galleries, Chennai (2022); ‘Lokame Tharavadu’ curated by Bose Krishnamachari, Alappuzha, Kerala (2021) among others. He has also had several solo shows at various galleries like ‘Improbable Suburban’ at Gallery OED, Kochi, Kerala (2018); ‘Wood of Suicides’, BC Gallery, Kochi, Kerala (2016), ‘Transfiguration’, David Hall, Fort Kochi, Kerala (2011) among others.

Pradeep lives and works in Kochi, Kerala.