Fantastic Realities tries to capture the elements of fantasy beyond the modernist tenets of surrealism by infusing postmodern, futuristic ideas to Oriental storytelling.

From the early 20th-century miniature, and the Indian modernist twist on fantasy, to contemporary augmented reality, the exhibition unravels a wide spectrum of art from across India. The figurative gradually transcends to the subliminal abstract; borders dissolve and contemporary existential dilemmas, questions and crises take over.

The exhibition points towards a profound psychological dilemma of the contemporary world in general – and a search and questioning emanating from that – with irony, humour and, occasionally, utter shock!