Jalsaghar is a solo exhibition by Edinburgh-based artist Debjani Banerjee that explores the relationship between the artist’s Bengali heritage and her 1980s upbringing in England.
Across film, sculpture, and installation, her work playfully merges traditional craft, religious imagery and modern culture, encouraging audiences to think about what it feels like when different ways of life interplay.
Banerjee’s diverse practice spans film, sculpture, textile, moving image, performance, dance and sound to create playful, humorous, and nuanced representations of cultural plurality, the mystic, the feminine and of the broader human experience.
In the exhibition visitors will discover figures like Rabindranath Tagore, a Bengali writer, composer and thinker; Hindu deities such as Ganesh and Shiva; and imagery drawn from The Mahabharata – an ancient Indian epic poem, infused with elements of contemporary popular culture. These combined references create dreamlike works that present the artist’s ever changing ideas of India, formed through personal experience, family histories and inherited stories.
Event Date: Saturday 11th July 2026 - Sunday 6th September 2026
Location: Bluecoat School Lane, L1 3BX, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Categories: Arts & Culture | Galleries & Exhibitions
