Entanglement- Tat-Tvam-Asi
तत् त्वम् असि, Thou Art That
entangled i hold my space
by Anita Agarwal
animated
suspended
supported
i find myself
within
this mass
entangled
i hold my space
cocooned
nestling
in the fluid stillness
i find myself
in the shape-shifting
overlapping grooves
of time and space
i hold my space
and here
embedded
in this web
losing
i find myself
Mutualism in entanglement in all its forms has intrigued and fascinated me, possibly more so due to my Indian Hindu roots, where ancient knowledge in the Vedas speaks of entanglement—how we are all mutually connected and interdependent. Or, could it be due to my science background, where entanglement is a fundamental concept of quantum mechanics? Both challenge the illusion of separateness and point towards interconnectedness. Although both share a conceptual resonance, they differ fundamentally in their modes of enquiry: one through metaphysical philosophy and the other through empirical science.
I am specifically drawn to nature and what I can learn from it. As I dive deeper through research, it becomes clearer what nature is trying to teach: to live as our authentic selves, which is to love; leading to care and giving, as nature does, prompting me to be sustainable in my ways of being and creating, both as a person and as an artist. To live in mutualism.
My ongoing enquiry continues to explore whether Vedantic ideas of entanglement, centred on unified consciousness, at any point intersects with entanglement theory in quantum mechanics, which accounts for particle interactions.
Entanglement in Nature
In these works I have tried to portray both movement inherent in nature - nature, which is always in a flux; ever changing and, the entangled collaborations.
The artwork depicts mutualism in an abstract form.
This work is inspired by my latest read, a book titled Underland, by Robert Macfarlane.
I am specifically drawn to nature and what I can learn from it. As I dive deeper through research, it becomes clearer what nature is trying to teach: to live as our authentic selves, which is to love; leading to care and giving, as nature does, prompting me to be sustainable in my ways of being and creating, both as a person and as an artist. To live in mutualism.
Seeking the same, in London I chose to live in a house of 50-odd people: sharing, connecting and cohabiting in mutualism.

Title: Understory of the Understorey
Medium: Charcoal & conte on 300 gsm archival paper
Year: 2026
Size: 72 x 52cm
Price: £1900
Without frame
Printed on archival paper, limited edition 1/20: £275
Entangled Synergies — It moves; it moves not. It is far, and it is near. It is within all this, and it is outside all this.
The work mirrors my encounter with nature on my walks around London—the overladen trees with cherry blossoms, the flower baskets in full bloom, hanging and cascading around and outside pubs, displaying a riot of colours.
This abstract drawing continues the inspiration mentioned above—the mutualism found in nature. The verses, “It moves; it moves not. It is far, and it is near. It is within all this, and it is outside all this,” taken from the Isha Upanishad (Verse 5), give another layer to the movement and colours that I have tried to capture in full saturation.

Title: Entangled Synergies—“Entangled Synergies — It moves; it moves not. It is far, and it is near. It is within all this, and it is outside all this.
Medium: Charcoal, Conté, soft Pastel, and colour pencils on archival paper
Year: 2025
Size: 59cm x 84cm
Original without frame: 2300
Printed edition 1/20, 59cm x 84cm: £275