VISUALS & STORIES
I am an independent visual artist, storyteller & world builder. I create immersive worlds for publications, films, games, & VR.
Currently working on an illustrated novel — The Thousand Arms
Speculative fiction @ ‘One Banana Short‘
Shop @ bandarchhaap
Connect with me — jha@monkeyverse.in
Work &
Collab
Concept art, Visual Development, Worldbuilding & Illustration.
The Thousand Arms
A love story with alcohol
Mind of My Mind
Satori’s mind awakes to a dawn.
Phantom
Satori and Takehiko drop some LSD and meet with an accident.
The Fluid Dream
A story of courage and realisations in the face of a threat written in a stream of consciousness style.
The Pamphlet
Why does Nora feel dread instead of excitement?
I Am Fine
Just kill me with your good intensions already.
The Grand Bargain
A short story about an expected bargain turning on its head to become the most satisfying gift for a weaver and the customer.
Bandar Chhaap | Creatives 02
Creatives for Branding Asset Pack
Bandar Chhaap | Creatives 01
Visual Development for Marketing and Branding
Thousand Arms | VizDev Log
Visual development updates for the Theater and some illustrations.
PRAJNA | Character Design | 04
Visual development though character design
PRAJNA | Character Sketch | 03
Character designs and sketchbook
Picking Plums | Illustration
Sketches and thumbnails for Picking Plums.
Research
Signals
Signal mapping for visualization, speculation, world-building and fiction.
Melting Time Capsule
A research on the melting permafrost and its repercussions on the climate.
AI art — A case for introspection
A look at the not so pretty picture of AI art and the canvas that it is painting.
Stolen brains, jugaad against algorithms & our stories of alcoholism
Stories of stealing genius brains, fighting against algorithms, and alcoholism
Solar waste — Policies and End-of-life solution
Policy frameworks and end-of-life solutions for the future of solar PV waste in India.
What are solar pv cells made of again?
A curious breakdown of how solar technology works in currently and its overlooked pitfalls.
Solar waste — A problem from the future
With India posed to handle 34,600 Tonnes of PV waste, how will it tackle it?
Breathe
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"The wild geese do not intend to cast their reflection; The water has no mind to retain their image."
- Zen Koan.