East, London
Bishwadhan Rai
Being There
Zéruì“Everyday is dominated by two kinds of repetition: linear repetition which adheres to the supposedly rational process of commercial production; and cyclical repetition, which dominates in nature, and includes nights and days, seasons and harvests, activity and rest, hunger and satisfaction, desire and its fulfilment, life and death” —Henri Lefebvre Bishwadhan Rai (b. 1999, Sunsari, Nepal) is an artist who lives and works in London. His work, which values the vulnerable and poetic as a form of rigour to record affect, memory, or atmosphere. He recently completed a Postgraduate Diploma at Royal Academy Schools (2025) and previously studied BA Fine Art at Slade School of Fine Art, UCL (2022). Recent solo presentations include A Diagram of A Feeling at Royal Academy Schools, London (2025). Selected group exhibitions include Forest River, Low Hazard, Jebel Ali (2025); New Contemporaries at South London Gallery (2023) and Humber Street Gallery (2022); and Baltic Open, Baltic, Gateshead (2021). Rai was the Sainsbury Scholar at the British School at Rome (2025) and has received awards including the Patricia Turner Sculpture Award and the Almacantar Prize (2025). In addition to his practice, he has served as a guest tutor at institutions such as Newcastle University and Camberwell School of Art.