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Hema Upadhyay: Echoes of Urban India Hema Upadhyay (born Hema Hirani, 1972 – 2015) was a profoundly evocative Indian visual artist whose work resonated deeply with the complexities and contradictions of contemporary urban life. Based primarily in Mumbai, her career spanned from 1998 until her untimely death in December 2015, leaving behind a legacy of striking photographic installations and meticulously crafted sculptural pieces that…
The Lifeline
Scroll through hema upadhyay's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
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Chapters — Career Periods
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Thumbnails — Dated Works
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Colour Band — Movement Drift
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