Kavitha Balasingham (B.1994) hey, hey hand woven cotton fabrics by newAROW, upholstered by artist and mother into tapestries, plywood, wires with ceramic tongues 112 x 26cm (44 1/8 x 10 1/4in). Footnotes: Provenance Property from the artist's collection. hey, hey by Kavitha Balasingha was originally presented in You Also Live in Someone's Eyes, a selling exhibition curated by Vittoria Beltrame and held at Bonhams as part of the Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art Sale on 9 December 2025. Kavitha Balasingham (b. 1994, Kent) Balasingham is an artist and educator whose practice explores the instability of meaning as it travels through distance, time, and technological mediation. She received her MFA from Goldsmiths (2022) and is currently a Lecturer in Fine Art at Norwich University of the Arts. Her work has been exhibited at Turner Contemporary, Palmer Gallery, and Bow Arts, among others, and she has received support from Arts Council England and the Gilbert Bayes Trust. Balasingham works across sculpture, drawing, and digital media, combining humour and speculative fiction to examine intimacy, translation, and miscommunication. As someone who maintains familial ties across continents through technology, she reflects on how emotion, memory, and language are altered through transmission: stretched, blurred, or refracted like light across space. Her forms occupy a state of partial arrival: neither message nor echo, but something suspended in between. In these quiet distortions, Balasingham locates tenderness, a recognition that even in misalignment, connection persists. About Vittoria Beltrame Vittoria Beltrame is a curator, writer, and advisor dedicated to championing artists whose creative vision and talent deserve global recognition. Her practice is guided by a deep fascination with transhistorical themes, which informs her appreciation for diverse art movements and the enduring forms of talent they embody. Through her curatorial work, Beltrame seeks to create lasting dialogues between artists and movements across time. She has curated exhibitions for galleries internationally, including Wilder Gallery, Tube Culture Hall and MyMA among others. Beyond her curatorial practice, Beltrame is an active writer, contributing to curatorial texts and various art publications. She also runs Art for Thought, a blog where she highlights standout exhibitions and artists each month. In addition, she has lectured at Christie's Education. Beltrame oversees the residency program founded and hosted by Soho Revue, which offers emerging artists complimentary studio space, mentorship, and opportunities to connect with institutions and present their work. Most recently, she founded Carta Magna, a nomadic art platform dedicated exclusively to showcasing works on paper. Beltrame holds an MSc in Art, Law, and Business from Christie's. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: AR AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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Estimate £1,500-£2,000
Starting Price
£1,500
Sep 1, 2026, 7:00 AM EDTLondon, UNITED KINGDOM, United Kingdom






















