Tarun Arunachalam (b. 2000, India) is a self taught charcoal artist whose work explores the quiet tension between chaos and meaning, where smeared marks, static textures, and erased shadows resolve into dreamlike scenes. Born and raised in India and later completing a Master’s degree in the United Kingdom, Arunachalam’s practice is shaped by distance, memory, and the feeling of living between places. Working primarily with charcoal and subtle white highlights, he begins each piece with raw, instinctive mark, making, then “pulls” imagery from the noise, allowing figures and environments to emerge as if received through interference.  The resulting works carry an atmosphere of eerie comfort: familiar spaces that feel slightly off, like a half, remembered broadcast or a message trying to reach home. Driven by daily practice and an intuitive approach to drawing, Arunachalam continues to build a distinctive visual world where tenderness survives the static, and imagination becomes a way of finding meaning in the dark.