A Reading Path Down a Rabbit Hole: Arun Kumar HG

Selected conversations, interviews and profiles with sculpture and installation artist Arun Kumar HG, from the Western Ghats of Karnataka.

Quotes & images

These curated interviews and talks trace Arun Kumar HG’s artistic process — his choice of materials, and the ecology that drives the work.

At the Punch Magazine he discusses Sustainable Alternative for Rural Accord (SARA), the ecology residency he founded, and how he chooses a form or medium for new work. In his TEDx talk he lays out the approach to reusing discarded waste materials that sits at the base of his practice.

Kuch Hai Features

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Profiles and interviews

Every material has a history: Arunkumar HG (Shireen Quadri, The Punch Magazine, July 31, 2018)

Watch

This Artist Turns Waste into Powerful Climate Messages | Arunkumar HG on Art & India’s Future (Celebrating Arts with Shailaja, May 22, 2025 (45 min))
One on One — Art as Matter | Arunkumar H G & Sumedh Rajendran in conversation with Ina Puri (Gallery Ragini, December 9, 2025 (38 min))
The Art of Imagination and Innovation | TEDxCambridgeSchoolSrinivaspuri (TEDx Talks, December 13, 2024 (20 min))