Raaj Rufaro

About

Raaj Rufaro’s work begins with an invitation—to play, to get lost, and to leave, until the work becomes a rumour. His work speaks clearest when it moves, slipping into hands, resting in walkways, or pausing only in memory and documentation. His work often shifts from being an object to becoming rumour, existing somewhere between presence and disappearance, action and memory.

Working with repetition and multiples, he builds an immersive space where subtle variations between pieces quietly mark moments of human distraction. Rooted in lived precarity and transience, his practice reflects on permanence, privilege, and accessibility. Rather than offering fixed meaning, the work tries to affect what they choose to hold, and why that is important.

Raaj’s work revolves around the question:
If an existence or a statement resists staying where it’s told to stay, where does it go and what does it become?

Born in Madurai, the land of too many temples and aesthetic roots—Raaj has spent the past decade vagabonding across cities, getting lost and found in ambiguous measure. A transdisciplinary artist, his practice flows effortlessly between the tactile and the digital, often blurring the line between the two. He worked as the Art Director at LastBench Studio in Bangalore, where he shaped animated films, mentored creative teams, and built visual narratives for impact-driven sectors across India.

In short, he and his works are curiosity in motion.