Poulomi Basu is a neurodiverse artist known for her exploration of the interrelationship between systems of power and bodies through work that exists at the limits of art, technology and activism. She has become widely known for her influential works Blood Speaks, Centralia, To Conquer Her Land, Fireflies to name a few. Her focus on the intersectionality of ecological, racial, cultural, and political issues experienced specifically by womxn of the global south, such as herself gives agency to those often considered voiceless, ferociously advocating for womxn through her practice as an artist and activist for more than a decade. Shifting between mediums, Basu has to date worked with photography, performance, installation, virtual reality, and film influenced by magical realism, sci-fi, and speculative fiction.
Her first photobook Centralia was published by Dewi Lewis in 2020. The book and exhibition won the 2020 Rencontres d'Arles Discovery Award Jury Prize, and was shortlisted for the prestigious 2021 Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize among many others. She was invited to SXSW 2019 and 78th La Biennale Cinema Venezia ‘Production Bridge’.
Basu was selected for Sundance Fellowship, she is a National Geographic Explorer, and Magnum Foundation Social Justice Fellow. Her works are part of public collections such as Victoria and Albert Museum (UK), Autograph, London (UK); Museum of Modern Art (Special Collections) Martin Parr Foundation (UK); Rencontres d’Arles (FR) amongst others.