CHENNAI: For Nele Martens, art is an unending romance between light, transparency, inner and outer space. Working with a number of materials like ceramic, flexi glass, wood and metal, she says that the work on display is interactive art that is very relative to the space.

She says, “It is not like that one painting you place above the sofa.  These work on light and according to the movement change. I want to channel light and put some focus on it. It gives a different energy to light and adds another element to the house.”

Born in Munich, Germany, Nele studied at the Institute ‘de Firenze in Florence in Italy. Coming to India first in the late 70s, she also set up her own studio in Italy. She settled in Auroville almost 20 years ago and has her own studio, where she also teaches art........Read more

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