Shinjini Dey

I am a contemporary artist exploring the space between memory, imagination, and emotion through dreamlike landscapes and atmospheric worlds. Rather than documenting nature as it appears, I use it as a visual language for feelings that are often difficult to express.
Mountains, clouds, forests, oceans, and other elements of the natural world become spaces for quiet exploration. My landscapes are intentionally not tied to specific locations; they exist somewhere between the familiar and the imagined, inviting viewers to experience them emotionally rather than simply recognize them.
I am particularly drawn to symbolism within these worlds. Small elements can carry larger ideas—such as a sky balloon representing freedom, or an unexpected figure or creature disrupting an otherwise familiar environment. These details allow the paintings to hold stories without fully explaining them.
Through acrylic painting, I build layers of colour, atmosphere, and texture to create spaces that feel distant yet strangely familiar. My aim is to create paintings that leave room for the viewer's own memories and interpretations, where reality and imagination quietly overlap.

B.A. (Hons.)in Sociology, first class

Group exhibition at Bengal Art Gallery ICCR, Kolkata, India (March 2026)
Exhibited a series of dreamlike, atmospheric landscape paintings exploring themes of memory and imagination through natural forms