Nihaal Faizal is an artist based in Bangalore, India. In 2018, he founded Reliable Copy, a publishing house for works, projects, and writing by artists. Between 2013-16, he organised G.159, a project space in Yelahanka New Town.


upcoming:

Total Runtime 01:13:00 curated by Reliable Copy at Amant, New York (11 May 2024)


ongoing:

Studio & Research Residency at Amant, New York (1 March - 31 May 2024)

Network Culture at 421 Arts Campus, Abu Dhabi (11 February - 28 April 2024)


online:

The Hindu - Tiki Rajwi on ‘Mohammed Rafi Fan Blog’ (2017)

Contemporary Art Library - (video art) at Bill’s PC, Western Australia

Artforum - Mario D’Souza on red curtains opening at Chatterjee & Lal, India

TAKE on Art - Arushi Vats on ‘Mohammed Rafi Fan Blog’ (2017)

Printed Matter - ‘POLITE’ (2021) and ‘Biennale Artist’ (2022)

ASAP | Art - Samira Bose on Special FX at Blueprint12, India

BOMB - Anisha Baid interviews the artist on Special FX at Blueprint12, India

The New Indian Express - Dyuti Roy on Special FX at Blueprint12, India

IDEAS Journal - Samira Bose interviews the artist and Sarasija Subramanian on Reliable Copy

Rhizome - ‘MK Stickers (2021) in First Look: New Art Online at New Museum

ASAP | Art - ‘Esther’ (2014) and ‘The Representational Artist’ (2014)

MARCH - Arushi Vats interviews the artist and Sarasija Subramanian on at the kitchen table at 1Shanthiroad Studio/Gallery, India

HOAX - ‘TP S3’ (2018)

TransAsia Photography - Mallika Leuzinger on Haleema Hashim

ASAP | Art - Anisha Baid on ‘Landscape Photographs’ (2014)

PROPRIOCEPTION - Charu Maithani interviews the artist on ‘PowerPoint Animation Effects’ (2014)

Temporary Art Review - Anisha Baid on Final Review at G.159, India


contact: 

nihaalfaizal@gmail.com 



Carbon Copy
2020
series of drawings
carbon transfer on paper
8.27 × 11.69 inches

Carbon Copy brings together replicas of the various embellishments and designs found on commercially available carbon paper sheets.

In an act of copying, located between those of drawing and printing, these design patterns are carefully transferred through pressure upon a blank sheet of paper. Composed entirely of the residual carbon imprinted, the drawings function as material records of this almost obsolete technology of copying, as well as of the commercial brands that manufactured and marketed this technology.


Further Reading:
Guide to DCAW - Shaikh Ayaz, Architectural Digest