Sculpture exhibition showcases new body of work by contemporary artist Sagarika Sundaram
Yvette Huddleston, The Yorkshire Post
October 2026
[…] The latest exhibition at the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds, Reservoir, showcases the work of contemporary artist Sagarika Sundaram, born in Kolkata and now based in New York, and presents an entirely new body of work, made especially for the show, in her first museum exhibition. All the works on display, exquisite large-scale sculptures made from wool and felt, were created in Kutch in north-west India, where Sundaram has been researching felt and dyeing techniques, and then completed on site in Leeds. ‘Through our programming we move from work that’s made historically through to work that’s very contemporary – it is part of our mission to show how artists are thinking of sculpture today,’ says Laurence Sillars, head of the Henry Moore Institute. ‘And supporting artists to make new work is an important part of what we do. It is really interesting to see how Sundaram is using ancient processes of felt-making and using material that is soft and malleable to make these large-scale sculptures.’ […]