Chitra Sangtani
 
Chitra Sangtani is an artist from Glasgow currently studying, working and living in Egypt. She is interested in belief systems, the social production of mythologies and the essence of gathering. She is currently/always trying to understand her surroundings and thinking about what to make. read more
اقرأها بالعربية
 
features
Egyptology • 11 min read
Sunken Cities: The lure of underwater worlds and a critique of a blockbuster exhibition
Chitra Sangtani | On a British Museum show and the natural movement of objects toward greater value.
12 November 2016
creative writing • 13 min read
Recognizing the lotus
Chitra Sangtani | Why we should draw more pictures and steal more symbols
21 September 2016
Ammar Abu Bakr • 14 min read
Keeping the story of Hisham Rizq alive: The art and aims of Shams al-Maghib
Chitra Sangtani | Shams al-Maghib have created a model of working together that can endure through its flexibility, and
3 August 2016
 
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