Kirti Virmani

Degree: MA Print
University: MA Print | Royal College of Art
Graduation Year: 2024

New Blood Art Commentary

Kirti Virmani is a multi-disciplinary artist with a focus on photography, print making and ceramic forms. Her work aims to explores a dimension beyond the visual eye, a space of silence, rest and pause. Through meditative visuals and a new found focus on semiology, her work offers a breathing space to the viewer in an ever frenzied world. The thematic focus of her work extends to the duality in human existence. She is fascinated by our constant oscillation between opposites—finding balance amidst the push and pull, navigating the realms of comfort and discomfort. Her artistic journey is an attempt to unravel the complexities of this constant flux, seeking to understand what it means and what it takes to learn to float gracefully within this ebb and flow. Informed by feminist principles, her ongoing body of work serves as an expression of reclaiming agency and challenging societal norms.

Artist Statement

I am an Indian-born visual artist with a practice that spans photography, printmaking, sculptural forms, and creative direction. I recently graduated from the Royal College of Art, London, with a master’s in Print. My work explores the poetics and politics of gender, nature, and spirituality. Through meditative visuals, I invite viewers to contemplate the art of gracefully floating within life’s ebb and flow.
With a background in photography, I am currently expanding my practice into works on paper and sculptural forms, while also researching personal journal archives and women’s revolutions. My current work is driven by a fascination with iconography and spirituality, focusing on reinterpreting symbols, practices, and beliefs within contemporary art.
Now based in London, I am continuing my practice and research as I begin a six-month residency with Muse Gallery (London) in January 2025.