“Gentle Monsters” is a personal art project started in July 2017 by Nisshtha Khattar which was done in collaboration with Angad Berar who produced music for each monster. It is a series of portraits of her own personal monsters that she has encountered and become friends with. The intention behind creating these sounds was to accompany the artwork with a sonic backdrop, allowing the viewer to completely immerse themselves in the artist’s work, both visually and sonically. The final experience takes form as an interactive art exhibition.

I'm a UX | Industrial Designer with years of experience in working with hardware startups from India and the US, where we launched multiple successful products worldwide like 'Neyya Smart Ring', Smart Buckle and Poppins. Clouds, flowers and beautiful things alike inspire me, so do the methodologies and ethics of Swiss and Japanese Designs. Someone once told me that the reflection of ones intent defines the outcome of their work. I swear by it.

Monster: “a large, ugly, and frightening imaginary creature.” Sometimes we tend to ‘over nurture’ certain thoughts which are unwanted, often a response to negative stimuli. The stimuli are usually certain thoughts that cause worry, stress and anxiety. The more we keep our minds there, the thoughts become bigger and uglier…turning into monsters. They may not be completely uprooted but can become gentle. Art Exhibit “Gentle Monsters” is a personal art project started in July 2017 by Nisshtha Khattar. It is a series of portraits of her own personal monsters that she has encountered and become friends with. The monsters are digital illustrations with their respective poem and sound that aims to enhance their essence to the viewers. Sounds for Gentle Monsters This interactive exhibit is a collaboration with Angad Berar who is producing music for each monster. The intention behind creating these sounds was to accompany the artwork with a sonic backdrop, allowing the viewer to completely immerse themselves in the artist’s work, both visually and sonically. Every monster has a beginning, present and an end state. Taking this as a queue, each piece is designed with certain musical elements to represent ‘that’ particular state, in the hope to take the listener on a linear journey, while doing justice to each Monster’s essence.