Imdad Barbhuyan is an Indian visual artist and writer whose evocative work seamlessly fuses nature, body and spirit. Rooted in personal history and cultural memory, their practice explores the intersections of identity, belonging, femininity and environmental justice, reflecting on the evolving relationship between humanity and the planet.

 

Born in Assam, India, in 1993, Barbhuyan grew up surrounded by nature, a formative experience that continues to shape their visual language. They earned a Bachelor’s in Architecture from the School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi, in 2018 before embarking on their independent art practice in 2020.

 

Barbhuyan’s practice encompasses photography, writing, performance, earth art, sculpture and video, exploring a diverse range of subjects, including flowers, their mother, the self, still lifes, landscapes and the female nude. There is a choreography of texture and form in their practice - skin, earth and flora often merge to evoke belonging and interconnectedness. 

 

Their art has been exhibited internationally and featured in prestigious publications including British Journal of Photography, Vogue Italy, GQ Middle East, Paper Journal and AnOther, alongside collaborations with brands like Hermès, Catbird, Chanel and Air France.  

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Exploring poetry at the intersection of the personal and the universal, the corporeal and the natural, Barbhuyan’s evolving practice seeks to redefine personal storytelling as a tool for addressing the climate crisis, while reshaping our relationship with the planet and cultural perceptions of gender and identity.