Kathmandu, July 6 -- The sublimity of contemporary Nepali art finds its way onto the white walls of Takpa Gallery.

Strokes of grief, memories of fading culture, fragmented observations, and the impermanence of life flow through the gallery's enclaves with an assuring dedication to contemporary aesthetics.

"I get jealous almost," says curator Roshan Bhandari as he reflects on his experience of bringing together the artworks of eleven emerging artists. "Listening to their stories and observing their mediums, it feels as though there is so much I have missed. Being a curator amongst such promising artists helps me evolve."

Bhandari's emotions are universal. Walking through the watercolour mediums, emboss, woodcut prints, punch needlings, ...