Nepal, Aug. 9 -- Art is one of the few honest ways of expressing unspoken emotion. A line, colour, or shape can communicate what is hidden in the recesses of the human soul.

Annapurna Art in Bhaktapur is currently hosting the provocative exhibition titled A Chromatic Psyche that leans into this truth. It brings together nine Nepali artists, each offering a distinct perspective on the human psyche.

Rupak Rai's Excavation series is an homage to Nepal's heritage. Using mixed media, he assembles motifs like chariots, Swayambunath, statues, stone carvings, temples - into compositions that feel unearthed. Excavator shapes recur and are deliberate symbols of digging into the past, or perhaps building over it.

"I just assembled our cultural p...