In Silence & Shadow, Sachin Tekade reflects on the quiet transformations that shape both place and memory. Having journeyed from his village to cities like Pune, Mumbai, Delhi, and beyond, he observes how spaces once open and organic are steadily redrawn by architecture — light over the years, along with the scent of wet earth and the textures of childhood, have slowly faded beneath layers of concrete.
Through the series Grids of Silence and Lines of Shadow, Tekade maps this shifting terrain. The grid becomes a metaphor for structure, control, and urban order — an echo of planning and replacement. The line, in contrast, traces what slips through that order — moments of light, life, gesture, and memory.
His process with paper — folding, cutting, layering — is both meditative and precise. It speaks of surrender and discipline, of creation and erasure. Light itself becomes a medium, revealing the truth - the change .
Here, silence is alive — the pause before thought, the stillness that holds meaning. Shadow becomes its quiet witness, recording what time and progress leave behind. Together, they whisper the rhythm of a world in flux — where cities evolve, spaces dissolve, and the unseen within us continues to breathe beneath what remains.
Silence & Shadow is an invitation to slow down — to notice how light shifts, how form breathes, how spaces & life transform, how stillness carries its quiet pulse. It asks us to reflect on the architectures we inhabit — both within and around us — and on the fragile balance between what we build, where we are headed, and what we are ready to let go of.
Curated by
Ashna Singh
