India, Aug. 24 -- In the hands of an artist, a spark of inspiration can become a powerful expression of passion, resilience and imagination. That idea of light as both a creative force and a metaphor for perspective comes alive in a new exhibition bringing together four contemporary Indian artists. 105arts has brought together four celebrated contemporary Indian artists exploring the elemental force of flame through distinctly different artistic practices. Titled 'Ember. Deep. Charagh. Loa', the exhibition will run at House no. 105, Sector 11, Chandigarh, until September 21. Featuring 38 works, including paintings and sculptures, by Gurmeet Marwah, Shubhra Das, Kamar Alam and Chaitali Chanda, the show brings together four artistic sensibilities, vocabularies and ways of looking at the world. It will also feature a debut participatory installation by curator and 105arts founder Mehak Bhan. The four words in the title - Ember in English, Deep in Hindi, Charagh in Urdu and Loa in Punjabi - refer to the same elemental force: flame. "I have brought together four artists whose practices could not, on the surface, appear more different from one another, but it's this very distinction and difference that is the connecting point," says Bhan. The artists represented in the exhibition approach their subjects through markedly different visual languages.While Alam works in a register of stillness, with monks, boats, trees and water populating his canvases, Marwah operates at an entirely different frequency. Satirical, sharp and deceptively simple, his drawings and installations employ humour as a tool of social commentary. Das builds her canvases painstakingly, layer by layer, bringing together pastel, texture, women and nature, and Chanda brings a vibrant and celebratory energy to the show. The participatory installation by Bhan and 105arts, meanwhile, features a tower of 45 large wooden bricks, each carrying a word in Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu or English. The words represent emotions and experiences such as love, exhaustion, longing and courage. Visitors can pull out a brick, hold the word and consider whether it belongs to them at that moment. The installation is designed to turn the gallery into a space of participation and introspection. HTC...