STEVENSON is pleased to present Pratyutpannamati by Shine Shivan, his second solo exhibition with the gallery, following Basant in Johannesburg in 2024. The title of the show प्रत्युत्पन्नमति translates as “quick witted” or “resourceful”. First-mentioned in the Sanskrit epic poem The Mahabharata - dating back to 400 BCE - this quality refers to one who is fully present with reality, and therefore able to make the correct decision in the correct moment. Shivan draws a thread from this ancient…