404: Self Not Found- A Solo Exhibition by Palak Modi

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 Pulp Society presents a solo exhibition of artist Palak Modi titled “404: Self not found”. The exhibition reflects on how personal agency is challenged in an age of prediction and automation, and how selfhood becomes something constantly negotiated within and against technology.

Algorithmic Flesh 1, Mixed media on sandpaper, 9 x 11 inches, 2025, Courtesy: Pulp Society

The exhibition focuses on her practice where she explores the possibility of what our minds become when overloaded by constant digital input. Through her art she introspects how our world typically weaves around screens, algorithms, online systems and the very reality of technology. She feels while the technology is designed to make our life easier, it quietly changes the way we think and feel everyday. 

 She also examines how the digital world reduces complex human experience into simple data points. As identities become filtered and measured through digital systems, we begin to see ourselves through the logic of algorithms, seeking validation, adapting our behaviour, and negotiating our sense of worth in response to external feedback. 

Her works majorly consist of mix media with repeated patterns, grid like structures, and code inspired forms with organic, hand worked gestures. The recurring stitched “plus” signs reference digital interfaces and acts of online connection, while also suggesting repair, care, and the human effort to regain balance in an overstimulated world.

Vestige, Mixed media on sandpaper, 9 x 11 inches, 2025, Courtesy: Pulp Society

Her visual practice is greatly influenced by her personal experiences, which she views as a passage through death and rebirth, a philosophy that forms the core of her works. She has been a part of many exhibitions all over the country.

The exhibition opens on February 1, 2026 and is on till March 20, 2026 at Pulp Society, B-247, Pocket B, Okhla Phase 1, Okhla Industrial estate, New Delhi.

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  1. Anonymous31 January 2026 at 07:02

    Informative.. Looking forward to attend

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