Amol K Patil:

The Shadow of Lustre

Zahnradstrasse 21, Zürich

Opening: Thursday, February 26, 6 - 8 pm

Galerie Peter Kilchmann is proud to present The Shadow of Lustre, Amol K Patil’s first solo exhibition in Switzerland. Bringing together sculpture, painting, drawing, video, and immersive installation, the exhibition unfolds as a powerful meditation on labor, migration, and visibility—illuminated through Patil’s distinctive poetic use of light and darkness.

Developed in collaboration with Röda Sten Konsthall, Gothenburg, this new chapter of The Shadow of Lustre focuses on the lived experiences of Dalit communities who migrated from rural India to the working-class neighborhoods of Mumbai. Patil draws from the architecture and social life of the city’s historic chawls, transforming fragments of bodies, movement, sound, and material memory into works of striking emotional and political resonance.

Amol K Patil (1987) lives and works between Mumbai, India, and Amsterdam, Netherlands. His work has been presented at leading international institutions and exhibitions, including Documenta Fifteen (Kassel, Germany), the Berlin Biennale (Berlin, Germany), Gwangju Biennale (Gwangju, South Korea), Röda Sten Konsthall (Gothenburg, Sweden), Hayward Gallery (London, England), De Pont Museum (Tilburg, Netherlands), Kochi-Muziris Biennale (Kochi, India), and SITE Santa Fe International (Santa Fe, USA), among others. His practice stands out for its rare ability to merge conceptual rigor with lived history, performance, and collective memory.

The Shadow of Lustre positions Patil as one of the most compelling voices in contemporary art today—an artist who makes visible what is too often left in the shadows.