Vikrant Kano

Vikrant Kano is a practice-based researcher and artist whose journey in the arts began with a Bachelors and Masters of Fine Arts from the College of Art, New Delhi. Vikrant’s art practice centers around the ‘‘idea of home’’ through the investigation of his family history and archives. His practice is following the interlinked dual aspects of home and homelessness, migration and land ownership, physical and mental boundaries, memory and trauma, and fact and fiction. As Annalisa Mansukhani writes in ‘The Impulse to Remember: On Vikrant Kano's' In Search of Home’ for ASAP Art, “ Kano’s artistic practice follows an engaged archival process with objects, memories and sentiments, building a vocabulary-in-progress to accommodate multiple acts of intergenerational remembering and recollection. In this work spanning several years of making, Kano chose to delve into his existing family archive of orality, images and memories to create his own point of entry. Through observations archived after conversations with family members and artistic exercises undertaken by him, Kano attempts to define a sense and trajectory of home.”

Throughout his career, Vikrant has been actively involved in the arts taking on roles as an art educator and artist at The Creat Studio and later as a Research/Artist Assistant under the guidance of Delhi-based contemporary artist, Mr. Atul Bhalla. These experiences have enriched his artistic expression and exposed him to various contemporary art practices.

Vikrant's work has earned recognition through solo and group exhibitions both nationally and internationally. Notably, his solo display Lost In Translation was showcased in the esteemed PRAF Discover Series, supported by the Prameya Art Foundation in 2021. Additionally, he has participated in prestigious exhibitions like Transitions and Transformations: The Constant Flux of Our Personal Structures, curated by Geraldine Ondrizek, in the exhibition Personal Structures at the European Cultural Centre, Palazzo Bembo, Venice, Italy held during the Venice Biennale in 2022. His works were shown in 2019 at Call to Disorder: Experiments in Practice and Research was showcased at the curated by Vidya Shivadas at the Serendipity Arts Festival, in Goa and Brief Parables of Dystopia at MOMus: Museum of Contemporary Art, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art and State Museum of Contemporary Art Collections which was held in Thessaloniki, Greece. As an artist with a global perspective, Vikrant's artwork has garnered attention from publications and media outlets worldwide. His work has been featured in notable platforms such as "IL FOTOGRAFO" Album Di Famiglia in Italy and '47 & BEYOND', a blog dedicated to South Asian art. His involvement in thought-provoking projects like "In Search of Home":1939-2021 (present), Gathering of Memories curated by Grazia Peduzzi for Emergent Art Space has showcased his ability to use art as a medium for profound reflection. Beyond exhibitions and workshops, Vikrant has also participated in art camps and residences, further immersing himself in the creative process and connecting with fellow artists. Notably, he was selected for the "Peers Share" initiative as part of a Peers Residency Programme 2023 by KHOJ, New Delhi.