The Luminous Twilight: a solo exhibition by Om Soorya

A solo exhibition titled The Luminous Twilight: Place No Trace / Trace No Place, by Kerala-born artist Om Soorya, will open at Palette Art Gallery, Golf Links, New Delhi, on January 24. Presented by Palette Art Gallery, the exhibition examines landscape not as a fixed geography but as a fluid psychological and socio-cultural construct shaped by memory, erasure, power and transformation.

On view until February 20, the exhibition can be visited from 11 AM to 7 PM. Through surreal and meditative paintings, Soorya reflects on contemporary existence within shifting terrains marked by urbanisation, technological acceleration and fragile ecologies.

The works unfold in liminal spaces where rural and urban, past and present, permanence and transience intersect. Fragmented horizons, floating architectural forms and corroded surfaces evoke instability, migratory identities and the erosion of fixed belonging. Recurring motifs—pathways, terraced structures, stupa-like forms and clusters of light—suggest cycles of loss, transformation and return rather than literal landscapes.

Light plays a central role across the works, functioning both as a spiritual metaphor and a contemporary signal. In the absence of figuration, illuminated forms emerge amid decay, allowing memory to flicker through suspended, ambiguous spaces. The exhibition’s title reflects this tension, where traces persist even as places dissolve.

Born in 1977, Om Soorya is trained in History and Painting at Calicut University, the College of Fine Arts, Thiruvananthapuram, and the University of Hyderabad. His practice draws on historical consciousness and psychological inquiry, engaging with themes of impermanence, silence and anxiety within contemporary life.

When: January 24 to February 20

Where: Palette Art Gallery, Golf Links, New Delhi