Ashu Gera

Plugged In

This loss of palpable connection with fellow beings; silence in the voices around, repressing our mundane habits has now seeped into becoming a part of who we are and who we might be as a society in the future. Breathing through the fabric makes one focus on it every time and question the significance of proximity​. These fabricated interactions of the screen which privileges those who beam themselves on it, only exacerbate existing disparities.

Ashu Gera is an Indian visual artist currently based in Los Angeles. He has completed his B.V.A from India and has recently graduated with an M.F.A from California Institute of the Arts. His works have been a part of group shows across cities like L.A, Vadodara, Ahmedabad.

Gera with his body of work has been trying to constantly bring forth the cause and effect relationship that we humans share with society. He started by exploring the dynamics of interpersonal relationships, and with his new body of work, has been dealing with the notion of “Dope”, in context to millennial culture and its negative implications on the human brain and society at large. His work investigates pornography, fast food culture, social media and binge watching as modern forms of psychological addictions with severe implications on one’s neurotransmittors.