CONCRT

In collaboration with Nayan Mote Studio · A bespoke concrete art installation for a Mumbai residence.

Commissioned for a residence on Mumbai's Worli Sea Face, CONCRT is a study in urban materiality: concrete treated as a medium for art rather than structure. The piece, titled Riverside A + B, grew out of a long back-and-forth with the client, sitting somewhere between painting and sculpture.

Each monolithic slab is handcrafted and weighs about 70 pounds, its three-dimensional surface reading as a textural composition of the city itself. Paired with wooden construction models, the work carries the permanence, weight, and complexity of a city that never stops rebuilding. This was my first commissioned artwork, created with Nayan Mote of NMS Studio, and it still means a great deal to me.

CONCRT view 1CONCRT view 2CONCRT view 3CONCRT view 4Each slab is raw concrete, about 25 kg, cast in its own pod. A single casting took one to two days. Mesh reinforcement runs through the slab, and the concrete was poured in layers so the surface builds up into natural contours.CONCRT view 6
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Nayan Mote
Nayan Mote
Advaita Kelkar
Advaita Kelkar

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