CONFLUENCE 2026: A CROSS-CULTURAL DIALOGUE IN SCRIBBLES AND SKETCHES

Posted on 29 January 2026:

ECHOES ACROSS CONTINENTS: AUSRA KIUDULAITE (LITHUANIA) & SURESH K. NAIR (INDIA) UNITE IN VARANASI FOR CONFLUENCE 2026. THEIR SKETCHBOOKS—BORN IN SOLITUDE YET RESONATING IN SYNCHRONICITY—TRANSFORM REPETITION INTO MEDITATION, DISTANCE INTO CONNECTION. A RARE DIALOGUE OF ART AND SPIRIT UNFOLDS AT VARANASI, JAN 29–31.

Confluence 2026: A Cross-Cultural Dialogue in Scribbles and Sketches Unfolds in Varanasi

In the sacred city of Varanasi, where the Ganges whispers stories of time and transcendence, a quiet yet profound artistic dialogue was inaugurated on January 29, 2026. Confluence 2026, hosted at KA Art Gallery in Lanka, brings together the evocative sketchbooks and intimate drawings of two celebrated artists—Suresh K. Nair from India and Ausra Kiudulaite from Lithuania. Supported by the Lithuanian Council for Culture and Banaras Hindu University, this three-day exhibition is more than a showcase; it is a poetic convergence of cultures, memories, and visual meditations.

Suresh K. Nair’s rhythmic lines echo the pulse of Indian mural traditions, while Ausra Kiudulaite’s delicate scribblings carry the quiet introspection of Baltic landscapes. Together, their works form a tapestry of thought—raw, spontaneous, and deeply personal. Sketchbooks, often hidden from public view, are here elevated as sacred spaces of artistic genesis. Visitors are invited to witness not just finished compositions, but the very breath of creation—the hesitations, the revelations, the whispered gestures of the hand.

ECHOES ACROSS CONTINENTS: AUSRA KIUDULAITE AND SURESH K. NAIR’S SERENE SYNCHRONICITY AT CONFLUENCE 2026

“When we began planning a collaboration, we realized we had been developing strikingly similar ideas independently and by accident,” reflect renowned artists Ausra Kiudulaite of Lithuania and Suresh K. Nair of India. Their revelation—born not of proximity but of parallel solitude—forms the quiet heartbeat of Confluence 2026. During the global stillness of quarantine, when movement was suspended and daily rhythms dissolved, both artists found themselves drawn to the same questions, the same images, the same instinctive gestures. Though separated by 6,000 miles, their sketchbooks began to echo one another—unintentionally, yet unmistakably.

In this exhibition, repetition becomes a ritual. Each stroke, each scribble, each recurring motif is a meditation—a gentle defiance against inertia. Through this shared rhythm, distance dissolves into resonance. What began as isolated acts of creation now converge in Varanasi, where the sacred and the spontaneous meet. Confluence 2026 is not merely a display of drawings; it is a testament to the mysterious synchronicity of artistic spirit, shaped by silence, shaped by longing, and ultimately, shaped by connection.

As the gallery doors opened at 6:00 pm, the air was thick with anticipation and reverence. Artists, scholars, and seekers gathered to celebrate this rare confluence—a moment where Varanasi’s eternal spirit met Lithuania’s lyrical soul.