Born in Kolkata, Susanta Mandal studied painting in Varanasi and Kolkata and he lives and works in New Delhi. He works with mix media bringing the viewer's attention to trivial materials and events in a way that makes the audience rethink them, their relation to daily life and their value. His installations often use mechanical moving elements which are seemingly playful and yet disorienting, often revolving around issues of social and political relevance such as control or discrimination.Mandal has worked as artist in resident at Khoj in Delhi and Britto in Bangladesh. His work has been shown in several exhibitions both in India and abroad and acquired by prestigious art institutions, including the Guggenheim Museum, New York.