Temsuyanger Longkumer, Symbiosis in Love I, 2024
Terracotta, 32 x 15 x 15cm
Temsüyanger Longkumer is a multimedia artist whose artistic practice spans video, sculpture, site-specific installation, printmaking and painting. Profoundly influenced by his upbringing in Nagaland, Northeast India, his work explores - in his words - ‘the socio-cultural traditions in ethnic societies, and the correlation between communities in the microbial world and our own.’
Temsüyanger’s practice shows his deep connection to the natural world and those whose live within it - whether in harmony or conflict. There is also a strong sense of mysticism and magic running through his works, informed by the songs and stories featuring ‘witches, elves, hairy forest monsters and friendly ghosts’ recalled from his childhood.
Temsüyanger’s latest body of sculpture continues to explore these themes. Part temple, part blossoming organic form, this unique terracotta piece has been hand-made especially for our March 2014 exhibition ‘Drop Shadows’. Delicate petal-like forms - each marked wtih the artist’s finger prints - contrast with gnarly roots which wind around the base of the sculpture. In Temsuyanger’s words, the piece ‘explores the harmonious union between two distinct elements, symbolising inter-connectedness and mutual support.’
Temsüyanger’s work has been exhibited internationally at renowned institutions including the Museum der Kulturn, Basel, Switzerland and the Pitts Rivers Museum, Oxford. He was also selected to show at the Kochi-Murizis Biennale, India in 2019 and the the Singapore Biennale in 2020. His work was the subject of a solo exhibition at Standpoint Gallery, London, in 2018, and he exhibited in the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition (2022). Temsüyanger’s work is held in the permanent collection of the Horniman Museum, London. Most recently, his multimedia installation ‘home’ was exhibited at the Venice International Film Festival (August 2023). He lives and works in east London.
Terracotta, 32 x 15 x 15cm
Temsüyanger Longkumer is a multimedia artist whose artistic practice spans video, sculpture, site-specific installation, printmaking and painting. Profoundly influenced by his upbringing in Nagaland, Northeast India, his work explores - in his words - ‘the socio-cultural traditions in ethnic societies, and the correlation between communities in the microbial world and our own.’
Temsüyanger’s practice shows his deep connection to the natural world and those whose live within it - whether in harmony or conflict. There is also a strong sense of mysticism and magic running through his works, informed by the songs and stories featuring ‘witches, elves, hairy forest monsters and friendly ghosts’ recalled from his childhood.
Temsüyanger’s latest body of sculpture continues to explore these themes. Part temple, part blossoming organic form, this unique terracotta piece has been hand-made especially for our March 2014 exhibition ‘Drop Shadows’. Delicate petal-like forms - each marked wtih the artist’s finger prints - contrast with gnarly roots which wind around the base of the sculpture. In Temsuyanger’s words, the piece ‘explores the harmonious union between two distinct elements, symbolising inter-connectedness and mutual support.’
Temsüyanger’s work has been exhibited internationally at renowned institutions including the Museum der Kulturn, Basel, Switzerland and the Pitts Rivers Museum, Oxford. He was also selected to show at the Kochi-Murizis Biennale, India in 2019 and the the Singapore Biennale in 2020. His work was the subject of a solo exhibition at Standpoint Gallery, London, in 2018, and he exhibited in the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition (2022). Temsüyanger’s work is held in the permanent collection of the Horniman Museum, London. Most recently, his multimedia installation ‘home’ was exhibited at the Venice International Film Festival (August 2023). He lives and works in east London.
Terracotta, 32 x 15 x 15cm
Temsüyanger Longkumer is a multimedia artist whose artistic practice spans video, sculpture, site-specific installation, printmaking and painting. Profoundly influenced by his upbringing in Nagaland, Northeast India, his work explores - in his words - ‘the socio-cultural traditions in ethnic societies, and the correlation between communities in the microbial world and our own.’
Temsüyanger’s practice shows his deep connection to the natural world and those whose live within it - whether in harmony or conflict. There is also a strong sense of mysticism and magic running through his works, informed by the songs and stories featuring ‘witches, elves, hairy forest monsters and friendly ghosts’ recalled from his childhood.
Temsüyanger’s latest body of sculpture continues to explore these themes. Part temple, part blossoming organic form, this unique terracotta piece has been hand-made especially for our March 2014 exhibition ‘Drop Shadows’. Delicate petal-like forms - each marked wtih the artist’s finger prints - contrast with gnarly roots which wind around the base of the sculpture. In Temsuyanger’s words, the piece ‘explores the harmonious union between two distinct elements, symbolising inter-connectedness and mutual support.’
Temsüyanger’s work has been exhibited internationally at renowned institutions including the Museum der Kulturn, Basel, Switzerland and the Pitts Rivers Museum, Oxford. He was also selected to show at the Kochi-Murizis Biennale, India in 2019 and the the Singapore Biennale in 2020. His work was the subject of a solo exhibition at Standpoint Gallery, London, in 2018, and he exhibited in the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition (2022). Temsüyanger’s work is held in the permanent collection of the Horniman Museum, London. Most recently, his multimedia installation ‘home’ was exhibited at the Venice International Film Festival (August 2023). He lives and works in east London.
