Born in 1981 in Tripura (India). Lives and works in Calcutta, India.
Urban planning is at the centre of Rathin Barman's concerns. He intervenes directly in urban space, investing it with his sculptures, drawings and monumental illustrations created from recovered objects (iron, concrete, wood, bricks, gravel, card...). Rathin Barman explores the relationships between the rural world and urban space, with a particular attention being paid to the consequences of globalisation, technology and human intervention.
Urban planning is at the centre of Rathin Barman's concerns. He intervenes directly in urban space, investing it with his sculptures, drawings and monumental illustrations created from recovered objects (iron, concrete, wood, bricks, gravel, card...). Rathin Barman explores the relationships between the rural world and urban space, with a particular attention being paid to the consequences of globalisation, technology and human intervention.