For The Queer Flow of Being, New Delhi-based artist Sumit Mehndiratta presents his solo exhibition of works at Galerie-P6-Berlin in conjunction with a creative talk that explores the experiences of being queer in contemporary Indian society. Mehndiratta presents his ongoing project dealing with the topic of queerness in India, the mental health issues associated with this, and the stigmas and oppression that it evokes. 

As it is often perceived as a form of perversion to openly discuss queer identity in India, the artist has been exploring this subject through his art residencies in Europe.
 

The artist's practice is inspired by the ever-present flow of energy—the vital force that animates existence. In his work, potential transforms into kinetic energy, movement into creation.
Everything in existence is in flux, constantly shifting and reshaping, and his paintings seize this rhythm through dynamic gestures and evolving techniques.

From dripping, dragging, spreading, and pulling paint across the surface, Mehndiratta mirrors the fluidity of energy itself—playful yet profound. His process begins in the subconscious, gathers strength in thought, and pours outward through his body like a waterfall, materializing in movement. Describing himself as an action painter, he develops patterns through the very energy of his gestures. When tools do not exist to realize his vision, he invents new ones—extending the flow of creativity into the act of making itself.

The resulting works pulse with vitality; their large, sweeping strokes echoing a dance between artist and surface. His vibrant palette, deeply rooted in the colors of his Indian heritage, resonates with cultural symbolism as well as personal meaning. For Mehndiratta, color functions as both language and lifeline—an expression of movement, existential inquiry, and resilience shaped in part by childhood experiences.

Underlying the artist’s practice is the principle that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred—from force to force, vessel to vessel. This universal rhythm, from the swing of a pendulum to the orbit of planets, is given visual form in The Flow of Being. Through each gesture, Mehndiratta captures not only the materiality of paint but also the cosmic continuity of energy itself.
 

The exhibition can also experienced in 3D here:
https://artspaces.kunstmatrix.com/node/14847789