Kavitha’s practice uses the whimsical and the extraordinary such as the illogical rules of
cartoon physics and the idea of portals to transport you into a world that's both strange and
captivating. It's like stepping through an existential black hole into a space that's safe yet eerie, where elements of nostalgia and technology blend to create a unique atmosphere. Her work balances humour, grotesque elements, sensuality, and playfulness while evoking a sense of the past and a longing for it. The materials used are transformed into ambiguous forms, offering a touch of absurdity and leaving them open to interpretation giving the work a sense of being both provisional and unclassifiable.
"Kavitha Balasingham similarly brings out a fruitful tension between organic and synthetic through her playful, whimsical, and poetic work. Her sculptural depiction of a flower for Land, Sea, Air glows with a childlike, cartoonish sensibility, nostalgic and strange in equal measure. Balasingham explores notions of being rooted in the earth beneath one’s feet as a means of achieving a sense of belonging, even while grappling with otherness. Her installations often either literally or figuratively transport soil into the gallery space, suggesting processes of displacement and home-making through, with, and by the earth."
[Excerpt From 'Meeting Points Within This Elemental Mesh', an Essay by Anna Souter