The most interesting component of Nandan Ghiya’s work is the way in which he uses social media, dating websites and online forums in order to create scenarios with imaginary families composed of members who have no relation in real life. In stimulating human interaction with a twisted meaning whilst experimenting with vague periods of time, he manages to engage the viewer and make him/her a part of the subject. Error windows and distorted images resemble the digital impact of our daily routine presented however in a tangible, 3D fashion with which to introduce a new aspect in what we consider art today. With his great eye for detail, his portraits are so close to the digital that it is sometimes impossible to realise that the result is not just another visual effect.

Nandan Ghiya has succeeded not only in challenging our understanding of genealogical trees but in also placing an emphasis on the flux of our identity. He is profoundly interested in aggregating profiles and broken pieces and in turn raises the question of who we are and where we come from.

> Everyone was connected, in one way or another, to the cast of characters hanging on the walls in our house. They created relationships between us. <
Nandan Ghiya