I am here

H11235 (1990) is a street artist from Nepal. Between photo-realism countered by digital brush strokes, the artist deconstructs nature in murals that most of the time present order and chaos. Everyday life elements, nature and craftsmanship are a constant inspiration for the artist. He embeds those instances whenever he works with a site-specific approach, commenting on relevant issues in those spaces. The artist has participated in several street art projects such as Kochi Biennale 2019, Eugene Wall Project, amongst others.

H11235 decodes the ecological problem of the Yamuna River by juxtaposing an image of a goldfish and a plastic bottle. Over the years, there has been an immense loss of natural habitat within the Yamuna - not just as a result of the rampant disposal of plastic and man-made materials, but also with the introduction of alien species such as the 'Gold Fish' which have adversely affected the biodiversity of the river.

To highlight this issue, the artist used his striking brush strokes with a signature digital look to strongly emphasise the contrast between the natural and the artificial, addressing the very pertinent and local problem of Delhi and Yamuna River pollution, and that of the country’s rivers in general. The image of the goldfish is broken down with a plastic bottle floating within it and a calligraphic text, ‘Ma yaha chu’ (I am here), repeatedly layered onto the image. This text is written in a traditional ethnic script from the Newari community in Nepal, from which the artist draws his ancestry.