https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/art-against-the-algorithm-the-creative-chaos-of-5-homegrown-dancers https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-18/d9xmtd02/YouTube-5.png From Bharatanatyam practitioners to hip-hop crews and B-girls, five dancers reflect on the forces reshaping contemporary dance culture. Homegrown en 2026-08-20T11:00:00.000Z Art Against The Algorithm: The Creative Chaos Of 5 Homegrown Dancers Classical dance India, Dance trends , Social media and dance, Dance community India , Breaking culture India , Hip hop dance India , Kathak , Bharatanatyam , Dance and AI, Indian dancers , Future of dance, Authenticity in art , Indian performing arts, Dance storytelling , AI and creativity , Digital culture , South Asian artists , Dance culture , Creative process, Artistic labour , Harnini Nilakanthan, dance crews https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/abhishek-chaudharys-movie-posters-feel-like-inside-jokes-for-cinephiles https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-20/r94miyit/YouTube.png Through his ongoing series of reimagined movie posters, Chaudhary moves away from conventional marketing-driven designs and instead focuses on the memories that define a film in the minds of its viewers. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-20/g4v8o2lq/manu-s-pillai.png Speaking about his distinct style, which can be seen throughout all his work, including this series, he calls it a "khichdi", drawn from everything he has consumed and been inspired by, that has become his own style. Homegrown en 2026-08-20T11:00:00.000Z Abhishek Chaudhary's Movie Posters Feel Like Inside Jokes For Cinephiles poster illustration, Indian cinema, pop culture art, alternative movie posters, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, film nostalgia, cinema art, poster design, Indian artist, reimagined movie posters, movie poster redesign, film poster art, Abhishek Chaudhary, movie poster series, independent artists India, pop art influences, cinematic nostalgia, contemporary Indian artists, cult films India, movie memorabilia,, graphic design India, visual storytelling, film appreciation, fan art posters https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/the-clean-girl-lie-reethee-venkatesh-on-aesthetic-fatigue-the-politics-of-rot https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-20/t8uqksj2/R2.png A sculptor and illustrator from Chennai, Reethee's practice is a rejection of the clinical, sanitised aesthetics with which we have come to see bodies online. Homegrown en 2026-08-20T11:00:00.000Z The ’Clean Girl’ Lie: Reethee On Aesthetic Fatigue & The Politics of ‘Rot’ Reethee Venkatesh, Reethee Venkatesh art, Reethee Venkatesh Artist, Reethee Venkatesh Artist India, Reethee Venkatesh sculpture artist, Reethee Venkatesh sculpture artist, India, Reethee Venkatesh Chennai, Reethee Venkatesh Chennai Artist, Reethee Venkatesh sculptures, Ick magazine, Reethee Venkatesh Ick Magazine, Reethee Venkatesh art India, antinatalism, Feminism, Bodies, Body horror, Gynaehorror, Cronenberg, Junji Itō, Rot, Girl rot, Brain rot, Rot aesthetics, Clean girl, Clean girl aesthetics, Body politics, Body dysmorphia, Body horror, art, Body horror, sculptures, Surrealism, Sculpture artists from India, Emerging sculpture artists from India, Cool Indian artists, Indian artists to look out for, Indian artists to watch out for, M seal, Sculpture art, Sculpture art India, Contemporary sculpture art India https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/i-will-fly-chronicles-the-everyday-compassion-of-delhis-charity-birds-hospital https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-19/qryx3sbl/YouTube-6.png Set inside the Charity Birds Hospital in Old Delhi, I Will Fly follows the daily work of one of the world's oldest institutions dedicated to treating injured birds. Homegrown en 2026-08-20T07:15:00.000Z I Will Fly Chronicles The Everyday Compassion Of Delhi’s Charity Birds Hospital Delhi wildlife, compassionate care, animal care documentary, wildlife rehabilitation, bird rescue India, Jain philosophy, ahimsa, Digambar Jain Mandir, Old Delhi, Delhi bird hospital, Charity Birds Hospital, I Will Fly documentary, environmental storytelling, coexistence with wildlife, bird hospital documentary, volunteer animal care, Jain temple Delhi, animal welfare India, urban wildlife, Red Fort Delhi, Indian documentary, documentary film, bird conservation, pigeon rescue, injured birds https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/stories-built-above-water-wahida-ahmeds-tactile-archive-of-a-changing-assam https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-19/w7s9m6d3/wahidaahmed.png Wahida Ahmed uses stilt houses, weaving, and poetry to preserve home and memory in a changing Assam. Homegrown en 2026-08-20T07:00:00.000Z Stories Built Above Water: Wahida Ahmed’s Tactile Archive Of A Changing Assam assam, wahida ahmed, changing homes, mool wahida ahmed, weaving, poetry, documentation, guwahati, assamese communities, paintings, fine art, art installations, architecture, textile art, assamese folk motifs, zikhirs, sufi art, blurred perimeters, india habitat centre, udgam, bikaner house, assamese stilt house paintings, chang ghar assam architecture, contemporary indian textile art, jacquard weaving art india, south asian artist profile, delhi art exhibitions https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/chennai-photo-biennales-international-photography-open-call-returns-for-its-3rd-edition https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-19/nngxdop2/CourtesyCPBFoundation2.png https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-18/ndja1blz/CPB-International-Open-Call-Edition-3-10.jpg https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-18/5n6ghrd4/CPB-International-Open-Call-Edition-3-11.jpg Homegrown en 2026-08-19T10:15:00.000Z Chennai Photo Biennale’s International Photography Open Call Returns For Its 3rd Edition Chennai Photo Biennale, World Photography Day, international open call, photography contest, lens based art, SIGMA India, Edition 3, photo submissions, Chennai exhibition, documentary photography, conceptual photography, AI imagery, photo biennale jury, visual storytelling, open call deadline, CPB open call, international photography, lens-based art, photography exhibition, experimental photography, Chennai art scene, Indian photographers, photo biennale https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/gully-labs-1st-streetwear-collection-mirrors-the-real-world-ergonomics-of-farm-labour https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-18/78000enb/gullylabs1.png Ergonomics in motion: Gully Labs’ debut apparel collection live at the event. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-18/3zevwluv/gullylabs2.png Utility-focused silhouettes and grid detailing from Gully Labs’ debut apparel drop. Homegrown en 2026-08-19T10:00:00.000Z Gully Labs' 1st Streetwear Collection Mirrors The Real-World Ergonomics Of Farm Labour gully labs, gullylabs new collection, gully labs footwear, gully labs kara new collection, kara, gully labs apparel, gully labs streetwear, indian streetwear brands, streetwear culture, homegrown streetwear brands, coffee plantation, paddy fields, kara event, panscheel park, fashion culture in india, gully labs clothes, workwear, delhi streetwear culture, delhi brand events, function over fashion, indian brands doing streetwear, gully labs design, gully labs first streetwear kara, indian paddy fields, indian agricultural workers, sneaker brands india https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/sporting-bengal-uniteds-latest-jersey-carries-east-londons-bengali-heritage-onto-the-field https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-19/2y4lq9kf/india-today.png Sporting Bengal United FC’s newly unveiled kit, designed by Wieden+Kennedy London, is more than a jersey, it’s a celebration of Bengali identity in English football. Homegrown en 2026-08-19T10:00:00.000Z Sporting Bengal United’s Latest Jersey Carries East London’s Bengali Heritage Onto The Field Essex Senior League, grassroots football UK, community football, football identity, Bengali script, East London football, Tower Hamlets football, Bangladeshi community UK, Bengali football culture, Wieden and Kennedy London, Sporting Bengal kit, Sporting Bengal United FC, football heritage, Bengali representation, youth football development, football and community, Mile End Stadium, Bengal Tigers FC, English football culture, football kits, inclusive football, football and belonging, British Bangladeshi culture, Tower Hamlets Youth League, Sporting Foundation https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/samka-house-2-sisters-are-building-grassroots-creative-infrastructure-in-rural-punjab https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-20/4nvvlaux/Courtesy-of-Samka-House.png Founded and run by sisters Mankirat and Bhavneet, Samka House is a design, research, and publishing studio that works across art, design, and literature. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-19/2jqk6kyl/IMG8383.jpg Phagwara is an industrial city and municipal corporation in the Kapurthala district of Punjab, India. Located on National Highway 44, it sits 20 km from Jalandhar and 124 km from Chandigarh. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-19/0h5x5157/DSC02240.JPG Bhavneet, a spatial designer, artist, and researcher, explores themes of kinesthetics, ancestral memory, and colonial modernity. She holds a graduate cum-laude degree from Design Academy Eindhoven, Netherlands, and MIT-ADT University, India. Her work has been supported by renowned spaces like Maria Lugones Decolonial Summer School, dieDAS Fellowship, Khoj Peers Residency, Dutch Design Week, and Milan Design Week. Mankirat, a writer and photographer, delves into mental health, feminism, existentialism, self, and language. A Literature Honours graduate from DAV College, Chandigarh, India, she combines psychology and philosophy to enrich her context. Certified hypnotherapist specialising in past life regression, she has published in LiveWire In, GNA University, The Body Talk magazine, and Ibaarat Magazine, among others. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-19/fom2ba92/IMG5754.jpg Samka House currently exists as a home studio in the sisters’ ancestral home built in the Eighties. https://media.assettype.com/homegrown/2026-08-19/95jxk1u2/IMG5753.jpg Samka House works at the intersection of art, design and literature. 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