Shalini Bharadwaj (B.1973) Lotus & Jasmine signed 'Shalini' lower right acrylic and Japanese silk tissue paper on canvas, framed 100 x 120cm (39 3/8 x 47 1/4in). Footnotes: Provenance Property from the artist's collection. Note: Further inscribed Shalini Bharadwaj 'Lotus and Jasmine,' 100 x 120cm, verso. The work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity affixed to the reverse of the work and signed by the artist. Through her characteristic layering of colour, texture and surface, Bharadwaj elevates the everyday into something deeply contemplative. Rooted in visual memory, Lotus and Jasmine speaks of places left behind yet never quite forgotten - of closed doors, remembered journeys and the enduring pull of what lies beyond. The time-worn blue door, with its rich turquoise and indigo patina, becomes more than an architectural detail. It is a psychological threshold-a keeper of histories and untold stories, inviting us to consider the doors we encounter throughout our lives: those we enter, those we leave behind, and those that remain closed yet continue to hold our imagination. Beside it, set into the weathered wall, a small arched niche cradles lotus and jasmine flowers, introducing an intimate note of ritual and remembrance. Rich in South Asian symbolism, their fragility offers a quiet counterpoint to the solidity of the closed door. Where the door suggests permanence, history and the inaccessible, the flowers speak of transience, beauty and renewal. Together, they hold the work in a delicate tension between what endures and what inevitably passes. Shalini Bharadwaj is a contemporary London-based mixed-media artist whose practice is shaped by experimentation, materiality and memory. She approaches painting intuitively, allowing process and material to guide the evolution of each work. Her background in graphic design is subtly evident in her approach to composition, form and visual balance. Bharadwaj employs a distinctive mixed-media language combining acrylic, charcoal, high-pigment inks and Japanese silk tissue paper. Layered surfaces, areas of intense light and shadow, and translucent forms create a visual tension between presence and absence, solidity and fragility in her work. Her Indian heritage provides an important emotional and visual framework for her practice. Drawing upon memories of people, places, journeys and everyday objects, Bharadwaj explores how personal and cultural memory can become embedded within familiar imagery. Rather than presenting fixed narratives, her works capture fleeting moments and fragments of recollection, leaving space for the viewer's own memories and associations to emerge. For Bharadwaj, the creative process is one of continual exploration: 'The process is as important as the end result. I rarely start with a preconceived idea-I like to see where the material and momentum take me.' For a similar work sold on these premises see Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art Online, 1-10th September 2025, lot 8. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing