Tarun Arunachalam

Stillreceiving is a contemporary charcoal artist creating surreal, emotionally charged worlds through hand-drawn works on paper. Their practice explores loneliness, abandonment, memory, comfort, and the strange feeling of trying to find something familiar in unfamiliar places. Using charcoal powder, pencils, erasing, scratching, and layered mark-making, their drawings often feature recurring symbols such as the astronaut, the cat, the radio, and the number 52. These figures move through dreamlike spaces that feel both nostalgic and unsettling, forming a quiet visual story that slowly unfolds across each piece. Their work is deeply personal, but intentionally leaves room for viewers to bring their own meanings, memories, and emotions into the world being built.