Indu Antony

We are delighted to welcome Indu Antony as a mentor for Resting Academy Season 4. She brings a wealth of experience and a thoughtful collaborative practice, languidly opening up new ways of approaching photography gently, more embodied, and deeply rooted in social context. We look forward to learning and creating together with her. Indu Antony is a multidisciplinary artist based between Bengaluru and Kerala, India. Her practice engages with feminism, the body, memory, and public space, blending personal narratives with socio-political inquiry. Through projects like Cecilia’ed, she explores gendered bodies in urban spaces and questions belonging in everyday life. She co-founded Kanike and Namma Katte, community spaces rooted in dialogue, rest, and collective imagination. Her work extends beyond the gallery into slow, lived, and shared experiences. She also created Vasane, Bengaluru’s first smell archive, and founded Mazhi Books, an independent publishing platform supporting experimental and personal storytelling. Learn more about Resting Academy provided in the bio. @induantony

Artwork of the Day: Part of the series Cecilia’ed by Indu Antony Gone are the days when you pop out for the Sunday papers but not as far as Cecilia in Bangalore is concerned. Mind you, what she thinks of them we have yet to find out. Title: Cecilia’ed Year: 2021 Medium: Photography Images: Courtesy of the artist and The Arts Family @induantony @theartsfamily.london @blueprint2012 @indiacontemporaryclub #bangalore #india #photography #indiacontemporary #contemporaryart

Delighted to be participating in this year’s @photolondonfair PHOTO LONDON with The Arts Family alongside @debashish.paul.790 The fair opened yesterday at Olympia, London, bringing together photography and contemporary visual practices from across the world. I’m grateful to be presenting my work Cecilia’ed as part of @theartsfamily.london platform championing contemporary South Asian art. Thank you to @theartsfamily.london for the invitation and for creating space for these conversations and images to travel across contexts with @blueprint2012 If you are in London, do visit us at TAF Booth J-24-12 at Photo London, running from 13–17 May 2026. #PhotoLondon #TheArtsFamily #ContemporaryArt #Photography #SouthAsianArt InduAntony DebashishPaul PhotoLondon2026

In one place, she is a slur. In another, she is sacred. In Malayalam, “ചൂലേ” — the broom — is sometimes hurled at women as an insult. “Nee podi choolae” — words I have heard, words that have been used on me. I remember the sting of it — how something so ordinary was turned into a way to reduce me. But travel to Rajasthan, and the broom shifts form. It is not insult, but invocation. Not discard, but देवी — a manifestation of Goddess Lakshmi. To step on a broom is disrespect. To care for it is to honour prosperity itself. To also know that Bungri Mata - Goddess of Brooms exists. It was such a great experience visiting the Broom Museum with @publicartstrustofindia and @arnajharna_museum I find myself going back to those moments — to the hurt, the shrinking, the anger — and asking: does this other meaning soften it? Not really. But refreshing. #broom #brooms #malayalam #kerala

At one point, Indu Antony @induantony had 37 chairs in her house. They came from the street, from resale stores, from friends who left town and never asked for their furniture back. Some were cracked. Some didn’t sit right. Each one was named. They eventually had to go. So now, they are framed on her wall with goodbye letters as a farewell. She talks about the art and intimacy of collecting things, especially what it means to her. Head to the link in our bio to read more about her. Written by @aastha___d Photography by @riteshuttamchandani #BeautifulHomesIndia #AsianPaints #InduAnthony #Bengaluru #Features [Beautiful Homes India, Asian Paints, Indu Anthony, Bengaluru Home, Home Tours, Inspiration, Collectibles, Bengaluru]

Public Arts Trust of India (PATI) is delighted to introduce artist-in-residence Indu Antony (@induantony ), currently hosted in Jodhpur as part of Jodhpur Arts Week 2.0. Indu Antony is a multidisciplinary artist based between Bengaluru and Kerala, India. Her practice unfolds at the intersection of feminism, the body, memory, and public space, often weaving intimate personal narratives with larger socio-political conversations. Through long-term projects such as Cecilia’ed, she reflects on the presence of gendered bodies in public spaces, questioning who gets to occupy, move through, and belong in the everyday landscapes of our cities. Deeply invested in community-building as an artistic practice, Antony co-founded two community art spaces, Kanike and Namma Katte, a women’s leisure and gathering space, both rooted in creating accessible environments for dialogue, rest, and shared imagination. Her work consistently moves beyond the gallery, finding meaning in slow encounters, collective storytelling, and everyday rituals. During her residency in Jodhpur, Antony will further her ongoing engagement with the politics of presence and public space, drawing from the layered social and cultural fabric of the city. Expanding on her interest in sensory and embodied experiences, she will explore how memory, gender, and everyday encounters shape one’s relationship to urban environments. Through site-responsive processes and community interactions, her work in Jodhpur will continue to question and reimagine forms of belonging within shared spaces. #publicartstrustofindia #jodhpurartsweek #artistresidency #jodhpur #induantony

Bengaluru-based multidisciplinary artist Indu Antony’s works are on view at Armaan Collective & Café, Mattancherry, as part of Edam, curated by Aishwarya Suresh and K. M. Madhusudhanan. She works across photography, installation, performance, and community-driven practices, focusing on the lived experiences of women and marginalized communities. Her work explores gender, vulnerability, urban belonging, and negotiations within public and private spaces. Her long-term project Serene location engages with women in Bengaluru through portraits and stories, revealing moments of visibility, rest, and self-assertion. She founded Namma Kotte, a community space in Lingarajapuram for women to gather, learn, and express themselves, extending her work into a lived social intervention. Through quiet, poetic gestures, her practice challenges stereotypes and emphasizes relationships, listening, and everyday resilience, creating spaces for healing and collective empowerment. On view at Armaan Collective & Café, Mattancherry until March 31.

Save and share this with someone you want to go here with ♥️ and follow @therouteandrouge for more such content ☺️💕 Have you ever wondered what Bengaluru would smell like? I just got to attend one of the most interesting lectures in Bengaluru by Indu Antony @induantony who’s been collecting smells for the major part of her life :) 📍Organised by: Pint of View club Imagine going to pub but instead of the regular partying, you are taking workshops and lectures from the industry’s top experts over a pint of beer and snacks, so cool isn’t it? Details: 🌟The community hosts lectures & workshops about different topics - the field varies from science, IT to media and arts. 🌟Started by Harsh Snehanshu & Shruti Sah (the same minds behind Cubbon Reads), they aim at making learning fun by hosting them at a fun setting :) 🌟 Each session lasts about 2 hrs and it’s open for all. You can book the tickets through their Instagram link in bio @pintofview.club 🌟This particular lecture was hosted by Indu Antony whose document over 137 scents of Bengaluru. 🌟She’s even documented smells of Bellandur Lake, Grass from Cubbon Park, Cigarettes from church street and the festival of Karage. 🌟If you are curious on knowing more about her documentation process, you can visit her lab :) 🌟🗣️For anyone who wishes to host their lectures with the club, you can directly send in your nominations or DM them 📩 🌟Pint of view club is now in 13 cities including Delhi, Goa, Mumbai, Pune, etc 🌟🗓️Upcoming lectures: ➡️Hukuuuu- Hukoooo (What villages & forests reveal about macaques, Gibbons and apes) by Ishika Ramakrishnan ➡️A deep dive into the history & future of lunar exploration by Jatan Mehta [Tags: Underrated things to do in Bangalore | Hidden events in Bangalore | Community spaces in Bangalore | Things to do in Bengaluru | Hidden spots in Bangalore | Local gems | Underrated spots in Bangalore | Communities in Bangalore | Lectures in Bangalore] #explore #thingstodoinbangalore #bengaluru_nodi #creativespaces #bangaloreevents Will you try this experience?

Every Women's Day, the world suddenly fawns over women doing extraordinary things, from skiing in a saree to earning a PhD in their 80s, or even making painstaking sacrifices for their loved ones. Yet, somewhere between celebrating their achievements and romanticising their unpaid labour, we forget to recognise one thing that is really a luxury for most women: leisure. Artist Indu Antony is exploring this space, creating work and experiences that allow women to take a break, breathe, and exist without the obligation to perform. "From a young age, girls are constantly asked to be productive and prepare for domestic work. I wanted a space where women could simply do nothing, just relax and be themselves," Indu reflects. That's how she created 'Namme Katte' (transl: our space) in Bengaluru's Lingarajapuram, a place where women can step away from their routines and embrace stillness. At least for a brief moment. It is an unassuming, intimate space tucked in the heart of a bustling locality. Outside, a hand-painted sign reads, 'Ladies Only.' Inside, the walls are lined with an intriguing installation of clay human ears. "The ears signify that Namma Katte hears you. It is there for you," shared Bhagya, who takes care of Namma Katte. Read full interview by Tanya Savkoor at www.shethepeople.tv #women #bengaluru #bangalore #art

In conversation with Indu Antony (@induantony )as she reflects on her work on view at Like Gold ✨ Curated by Murtaza Vali(@murtazavali ) 🗓 Open till 31 March 2026 📍 KM Building, Calavathy Rd, Fort Kochi | Kochi-Muziris Biennale #LikeGold #KochiBiennale #RizqArtInitiative

Ticket link in bio 🎫 Come experience your city through smells 👃 Indu Antony is an artistic genius, arguably one of the most original living Indian artists. You might have seen her work at @kochibiennale . Over the last six years, she has been archiving the smells across the length and breadth of Bangalore. If you go to her studio and ask her for any locality of Bangalore, she will take out a bottle and make you smell that place right then and there. In this lecture performance, she takes us through the process of archiving, of developing the nose and ends with samplers for you to try. Early bird tix are live. Just come and attend this one. This will be the most memorable lecture and change the way you look at this city. 🗓️ Wednesday, 11 March 🕖 7 pm 📍 Fandom at Gilly’s Redefined, Koramangala — VĀSANĒ THE SMELLS OF BENGALURU A sensory lecture-performance that invites you to experience Bangalore through smell #bangaloreevents #bangalore #pintofview #bangaloreweekend #bangalorelife (Bangalore lectures in bars, Bangalore bars, Indu Antony, lectures over drinks) 📸 @saumyasnehil

Some cities are remembered through skylines. Bangalore might be remembered through smell. On Wednesday, 11 March | 7 PM – 9 PM, we’re hosting a special Pint of View lecture at Fandom at Gilly’s Redefined, Koramangala that asks a simple but unusual question: what does a city smell like? Through stories, research, and a guided sensory experience, this session explores Bangalore through its scents. Rain on asphalt, temple incense, bakery ovens, lake water, flowers, traffic, garbage. The smells that drift through the city every day, shaping memory without us noticing. About the lecture Vāsané – Olfactory Archives of Bangalore is a sensory lecture-performance that invites participants to experience the city through smell. Drawing from an ongoing artistic research project,Indu Antony maps Bangalore’s olfactory landscape—its streets, temples, bakeries, lakes, traffic, rain, flowers, garbage, incense—revealing how scent carries memory, class, labour, desire, and belonging. In a city increasingly dominated by screens and speed, Vāsané asks what it means to slow down and walk with the nose, to notice what the body absorbs before the mind names it. The lecture weaves personal journeys, fieldwork, and archival gestures to reflect on how smell becomes an intimate archive—one that resists documentation yet deeply shapes our sense of place. The session concludes with a guided smell experience, inviting participants to encounter select scent-notes from Bangalore and reflect on how the body remembers the city beyond images and words. Join us for an evening where you turn your gaze inward and discover the astonishing lab running behind your eyes. 🗓️ Wednesday, 11 March 🕖 7 PM – 9 PM 📍Fandom at Gilly’s Redefined, Koramangala 🎫 Ticket LINK IN BIO