04/03/2026
Artist Process Series #6: Artists Gautam and Nitin walk us through their process of drawing a well-known flour mill in Khorlim, Mapusa, a drawing they have worked on together.
For Gautam, who grew up in Khorlim, the mill is deeply personal. He remembers being sent by his mother to get grain pounded, the rhythm and sound of the machines woven into everyday neighbourhood life. Nitin shares similar memories of visiting local mills growing up in Goa, once a common feature across neighbourhoods, and though fewer today, still very much in use.
In this drawing, recollection meets observation and documentation. The reel traces their process from early conceptual sketches to the development of the final line work, as they speak about both the emotional and technical decisions behind the piece.
This is part of our ongoing series on the making of the Mapusa Mogi Mural, where each artist shares their process of transforming Mapusa’s spaces and histories into drawings that will soon find their place on the wall.