Upasana Chadha
communication design MDes
Glasgow School of Art
Specialisms: Illustration / Printmaking / Public Vote
Location: Bengaluru, India
Upasana Chadha
First Name: Upasana
Last Name: Chadha
Specialisms: Illustration / Printmaking / Public Vote
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My Location: Bengaluru, India
University / College: Glasgow School of Art
Course / Program Title: communication design MDes
About
I’m an illustrator and image-maker from India. Influenced by my childhood adventures in the forests of South India, my work explores the complex relationships between humans and nature; a narrative of environmental awareness, ecological systems, and the need for coexistence.
My journey has led me to a creative practice grounded in translating research into imagery through the spirit of experimentation and play. I have blended analogue and digital techniques to create emotionally resonant visuals that reflect a deep curiosity about the world and our place within it.
In my journey of experimentation and play, I embraced the process of print-making; specifically engaging with dry-point etching, screen-printing and mark-making. These are a selection of prints created to explore visual imagery, celebrating whales as majestic creatures, and highlighting the ecological threat of entanglement in fishing gear.
Competitions
Global Creative Graduate Showcase 2025
Entangled is a publication that embodies a stark ratio emerging from research: for every whale or dolphin lost to entanglement, four fragments of fishing gear persist. The publication, a 100-page visual reckoning, captures the tension between survival and loss within the marine ecosystems that sustain us. Its central imagery stems from monoprinted textures of a fruit net, an everyday object reimagined as the ghost nets that haunt the oceans. This texture acts as a visual anchor across the project, informing the publication and other responses. https://gsashowcase.net/upasana-chadha/
Competitions