Nithiyendran's"sentient characters", as he calls them, comment on everything from structural whiteness and the patriarchy to anthropomorphism.
Every image he crafts has a face, in an effort to extend humanity to all of his creations and those who interact with his work.Although religious iconography often features in Nithiyendran's creations, the artist — who was born in Sri Lanka to Hindu and Catholic parents and grew up in western Sydney — is an atheist.
He often finds critiques of his work bluntly focus on his cultural and religious heritage and concentrate on literal religious references. "In the context of white Australia there is this real tendency for people to assume non-white people's cultural background has a greater impact than it actually does," he says.
Narcissist.
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