'Mali's Artists: Contemporary Works', features Indian conceptual artist, Mali, photographers Prodeepta Das and Sunita Passi and artist Nina Mistry. Curator Angela Flowers will inaugurate the exhibition. The Angela Flowers Gallery, founded in 1970, has developed into an internationally recognised showcase of new British art. Her galleries have represented a broad range of artists, from the established artists like David Hockney and Peter Blake, to new undiscovered talents. 'Mali's Artist's' runs from 22-30 January 2005 at the MP Birla Millennium Art Gallery at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in West Kensington, London.

PRODEEPTA DAS (photographer)

"For me, photography is a kind of third eye; a special medium for observing people and places, their emotional and spatial relationships, a way of making sense of change and impermanence. The images on show span several years and range from observing to campaigning

While studying English at London University, I became drawn to photography and, later, teaching made me aware of the importance of the visual in education. A self-taught photographer, I have photographed for over twenty-five books, five of which I also wrote, and a number of periodicals. I have exhibited in Britain, Canada, Australia and India".

NITA MISTRY (painter)

"My work is concerned with exploring the relationship the viewer has with the object as a method of re-evaluation of the relationship the viewer has with the space. Recent work has dealt with the sate of flux that exists between public and private space and been explored in the medium of video.

The transitional object, a sheep's skull, that is the source of these paintings also exists in a similar state of flux and has a sense of duality that exists in and of itself. The object, amongst other things, is repulsive and beautiful, fragile and strong, has a physical presence yet indicative of something ephemeral and has been an object of fascination for some time. The mechanics of the paintings are abstraction from realism, that is, going in so close to the original object that the image becomes abstracted. However, it is this contradictory duality I have also attempted to portray using a medium I felt is best suited to the subtleties inherent within the object"

SUNITA PASSI (Photographer)

Whether we identify with a united Europe of nor, for London based photographer, Sunita Passi, there are some things that are not open to debate. This exhibition highlights the stark social and economic realities of life in new Europe. Passi uses her camera to explore the huge economic divides that exists across the continent. Photos captured over the year in London, Prague and Amsterdam show the wealth disparities and social differences that many modern European face. The photos refreshingly show these variations in a subtle way.

Passi's work attempts to capture people in their everyday lives, emphasising what materialistic consumers we are day in, day out. Young Britons are shown attending a music festival with revellers surrounded by brand names. In contrast and elderly Czech lady is photographed sitting on the pavement with a single plastic cup, begging for money. This exhibition engages the viewer on a political and economic level and raises the question 'What does it actually mean to be a 21st century European?'

MALI (Conceptual Artist)

Mail is knows as a network artist, Admirers and friends consider him to be an exceptional conceptual artist with a reputation of being avant garde. In 2004, his work was auctioned by Christies. So far he has participated in 101 group and 25 solo shows. He often gives seminars of his work in colleges, schools and community centres. The work on show in this exhibition is based on his ongoing theme of books, including a piece based on 'The Miracles of Jnanadev (Jnaneshwer) 1275-96AD', a book about the Indian spiritual leader.

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