Erik Melikyan is an Armenian motion designer and visual artist. His work combines culture, symbolism and emotion to create poetic visual stories. Through his animations, he explores the connection between tradition and modern expression, bringing depth and sensitivity to every frame. Erik’s journey began while exploring ways to bring imagination to life – from photography […]
Commissioned by Kanakavalli, the Ekavallli Foundation presents an annual calendar theme project – for 2026, we collaborated with motion graphics artist Erik Melikyan, whose elegant and meditative work caught our eye. We re-imagined 12 kanjivaram saris from Kanakavalli’s catalog as a series of artworks that deconstruct the Kanjivaram’s legendary details, reconstructing them as mandala inspired […]
The Ekavalli Foundation is delighted to present Kanakavalli’s Juxtapose, the third volume in the Antar Anga series of visual essays that delve into the form and essence of the kanjivaram. Here, two of the craft’s most distinctive leitmotifs converge: weave (from Volume I: Intersect) and colour (from Volume II: Chroma), to celebrate the kanjivaram’s evocative […]
As the festive season descends upon us, we bring you a series of art photographs featuring twelve objects deeply rooted in the landscape of South India. Inherited from our ancestors, these objects are integral to celebrations and customs; symbols of tradition and of the deep emotional bonds that connect us to our past. As they […]
The Antar Anga project continues the photographic exploration of the kanjivaram and its elements—shifting focus from the geometry of the weave in Vol I , to delve into its colours in Volume II. Colour plays an integral role in the kanjivaram craft; every shade of silk is rooted in the culture of South India, and […]
The Antar Anga project was born out of a simple idea — to create a spatial experience that reflected the essence of the kanjivaram. Drawing from this concept, art director and photographer Pranoy Sarkar began to explore ways in which the experience of the kanjivaram could be translated into unique, interactive installations. Through his early […]
Pranoy Sarkar is a photographer and art director who has worked with brands such as Rajesh Pratap Singh, Good Earth, Gaurav Gupta, Rohit Bal, Tarun Tahiliani, Torani, Raw Mango, Payal Khandwala, AMPM, Ekaya and SuketDhir. A Communication Design graduate from the National Institute of Fashion, New Delhi, Pranoy is known for his arresting and experimental […]
Every year, we are commissioned by Kanakavalli to conceptualise the art that accompanies their annual yearly desktop planner that goes out to their customers. Last year we did a very special series of illustrations, inspired by vintage botanical cards of the various flora one sees represented as stylised motifs on the kanjivaram. For the coming […]
Discover the stories behind the images we selected for Kanakavalli’s 2020 desk planner – January’s image features a bundle of vivid crimson and mithai pink silk yarn, balanced on a bicycle carrier. In Kanchipuram, it is not unusual to see all sorts of transport used to ferry silk around, and the ubiquitous bicycle, zipping and […]
The Ekavalli Foundation, a Kanakavalli initiative, is delighted to present Fall. As part of the foundation’s efforts to engage with different forms of art and media to find common threads with the kanjivaram craft, it commissioned a unique film project, conceptualised in collaboration with Gia Singh Arora. This series of films, directed by Gia, weaves […]
