Amritha Jalaia Devi is a visual artist from Kerala, India, whose practice focuses on memory, migration, wellbeing, and human connection. She holds a BFA in Painting from Raja Ravi Varma College of Fine Arts Mavelikara, India and an MA in Contemporary Arts Practice from De Montfort University, UK. Through figurative painting, she explores emotional experiences shaped by place belonging and lived experience.
About the Artwork
Title: Shared Silence (2024)
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Shared Silence (2024) reflects on the quiet emotions that often accompany distance, change, and longing for home. Drawing from my experience of living between cultures and places the work explores the emotional space between solitude and connection. It is a reflection on how moments of silence can carry memory, vulnerability, resilience, and a sense of belonging.