Banita Mistry is a London-based multidisciplinary artist.
Banita graduated with an MA from the Royal College of Art in 2023 and is currently a resident artist at the Sarabande Foundation. Her practice explores technological phenomenology through material interpretations.
Her current work centres upon our experiences of the ‘infinite scroll’ algorithm, deconstructing the physical and psychological effects of such an immersive and addictive experience through painting.
Banita uses henna to paint, applying straight, tightly packed lines, onto a surface using a henna cone. With an emphasis on process over the outcome, Banita considers the possibility of spiritual experiences with technology, viewing the work as an exercise in focus, endurance, and expression. She considers the automatism, industry and violence of an infinitely repeated action and the expressive possibilities of a line.
Through her work Banita is currently engaged in research on the materiality and history of henna, as an under-researched and often mis-represented craft.
Born 1986, U.K.
Based in London.