The ironies of war

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Hounding Down by the artist

For the last few years TV Santhosh has been creating works that draw upon global issues, such as violence. He uses media reports as his canvas to show the ironies and the essence of reality. His work portrays the perceptions of the sufferer, the victim of a crisis.

He points out how one of his sculptures is of 30 dogs and is based on a story from the time of the Second World War. These dogs were trained to cross enemy lines with a time bomb placed on their backs. Once they crossed over, the army personnel would set off the bombs. “I wanted to capture this atrocity, the horrors that not only people, even animals, went through in times of war,” Santhosh says.
The artist’s works have been widely exhibited all over the world, including at the Moscow Biennale where several international artists’ works were on view, but his main concern is that no matter where the show, people who genuinely love art should come and appreciate it. “I am the worst critic of my own work,” he adds.
Recently, his works were included in Warzone, a group show of contemporary art in a museum in Austria. “I am truly honoured that my work is being appreciated at a global level. Even though it is confined to political matters, as an artist, there are no boundaries for appreciation,” he adds.