Eshwarya Grover

Hi, I’m a visual artist and filmmaker from India, based in London. I have an academic background in architecture and film, and am currently pursuing an MA in Environmental Architecture at the Royal College of Art, London. 
My practice investigates material histories and embodied knowledge systems, primarily through the mediums of moving image and installation. 

My work has been exhibited internationally, including at Rencontres Internationales at the Louvre, Paris, and Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), Berlin. My current research work explores the intersection of Buddhist philosophies of impermanence and the ecologies of movement of pastoral communities and migratory birds in the Indian subcontinent, examining how ecological spirituality sustains fragile landscapes.




Screenings & Exhibitions
2024
AlUla Design Residency Show, Studio Raw Material, Saudi Arabia

2023
Something Like A Film Festival, Documentary Open School, Nepal
India International Centre, IAWRT Asian Film Festival, New Delhi 

2022
GUFA, Hong Kong

2021
Crossings CeMis Film Festival, Germany 
Maysles Documentary Center, New York 

2020
New Narratives Film Festival, Taiwan 
GUFA, Hong Kong
India International Centre, IAWRT Asian Film Festival, New Delhi

2019
Louvre Auditorium, Rencontres Internationales Film Festival, France
Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Rencontres Internationales Film Festival, Germany
IDSFFK, Kerala, India
Lisbon Film Rendezvous, Lisbon
Kolkatta People’s Film Festival, India
Habitat Film Festival, India
UrbanLens, IIHS, India
JAFF, Indonesia
Festival International des cinémas d’Asie, France


2018
Clapstick Film Festival, India
Kolkatta International Film Festival, India
Winter Apricots Film Festival, Prilep
Istanbul International Architecture and Urban Films Festival, Istanbul



Awards & Recognition
2019
Toto Funds the Arts, India — Toto Award for Film
Film Southasia, Nepal — Best Student Film
TokyoDocs, Japan — Best Short Film
Echo BRICS Film Festival, Russia — Jury prize
FirstCut Film Festival, India — Best Non Fiction
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India — Golden Owl, Cut in

2018
Woodpecker International Film Festival, India — Best Student Film
Signs International Film Festival, India — Special Mention
NEOS Fest, Mexico — Best Film


Education
MA Environmental Architecture,
Royal College of Art, London


M.Des Film & Video Communication,
National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India


Bachelor of Architecture
National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, India