Chattopadhyay produces large-scale installations and live performances addressing urgent issues such as the climate crisis, migration, race, and decoloniality. Conceptually, his work inquires into materiality, objecthood, site, and the technological mediation of lived experiences, and considers the aspects of subjectivity, contemplation, mindfulness, and transcendence inherent in listening. An attentive and (com)passionate listener of the world around him, he endeavours to connect the disparate resonances across borders and cultures, past and present, tradition and hyper-modernity through an activating practice advocating for reciprocity and equality in contemporary societies. His works have been published by Gruenrekorder (Germany) and Touch (UK).

Chattopadhyay is a Charles Wallace scholar, Prince Claus grantee, and Falling Walls fellow, and has received several residencies and international awards, notably a First Prize in Computer and Electronic Music category of Computer Space Festival, Sofia, and an Honorary Mention at PRIX Ars Electronica, Linz. Appearing in numerous exhibitions, concerts, conferences and festivals, Chattopadhyay’s media artworks have been exhibited, performed or presented all over Europe. His expansive body of scholarly publications in the areas of media aesthetics, sound art, contemporary media, cinema, and sound studies have been published in leading peer-reviewed journals. A graduate of SRFTI, India’s national film school, Chattopadhyay has a Master’s in New Media from Aarhus University, Denmark, and a Ph.D. in Artistic Research and Sound Studies from Leiden University, The Netherlands.

• Decomposing Landscape Excerpts by budhaditya

• Decomposing Landscape Excerpts by budhaditya