SANGEETA SANDRASEGAR

 

b.1977, Brisbane, Australia
Lives and works in London, UK

Sangeeta Sandrasegar was born in Brisbane of Malaysian and Australian parents and has lived for most of her life in Melbourne.

Her work is based around the intersection of differing, often clashing, cultures and she investigates the similarities and disparities in histories that are both literary and visual. In exquisite wall-based cut-outs, which are often adorned with glitter and throw fantastical shadows, Sandrasegar revels in combining florid and erotic tales. Her sources are as diverse as traditional Indian miniatures, Japanese anime and contemporary political narratives. Her major series, ‘Goddess of flowers’ 2003–04, for instance, is based on the true story of Phoolan Devi (1963–2001), the so-called ‘Bandit Queen’ of India, whose Hindi name means ‘Goddess of flowers’.

Sangeeta Sandrasegar has mounted a number of solo shows in Australia and exhibited in 'Public/Private + Tumatanui/Tumataiti: The 2nd Auckland Biennial' in 2004; ‘New04’, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne, in 2004; and ‘Primavera 2004’, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney. In 2003, Sandrasegar received a grant to work in the Australian Council’s artist studio in Milan, Italy; in 2004, she was awarded a PhD in Visual Arts from the Victorian College of the Arts for studio practice; and, in 2005, she received an Australia Council Grant.

Gallery 15, QAG

A full-colour publication is available from the Gallery Store.

SANGEETA SANDRASEGAR
Untitled no.26 (from ‘Goddess of flowers’ series) 2003
Purchased 2004. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Grant
Collection: Queensland Art Gallery