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Phantasms in the Hold: Thamshangpha ‘Merci’ Maku

September 10-October 31, 2026

Anant Art Gallery, New Delhi

Image Credits: Thamshangpha Maku, Idyllic Estrangement, 2026

Anant Art Gallery presents Phantasms in the Hold, a solo exhibition by Thamshangpha ‘Merci’ Maku, curated by Anna Sireiliu Charenamei and Sohorpem Kazingmei, with Shaleen Wadhwana. The exhibition explores invisibilised histories and racialised presents through the borderland as both physical territory and inner condition. Drawing on inherited basket-weaving traditions and intergenerational oral knowledge, Merci expands these practices into wood carving, weaving and stitching, creating a distinctive visual language that bridges traditional and contemporary forms.

Know more about the  gallery and the exhibition here.