New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- Ask artist Shailesh B.R. what first attracted him to kinetic sculptures and his answer will come as a surprise. "Electricity," he says. His remote village in Karnataka was hooked up to the grid as late as 1996, which explains why he is captivated by the magical manner in which a flick of the switch can get things to move, light up or even function. His first contraption was a drawing machine, in which he tied pens to a remote-controlled toy car and drove it across paper on the floor. "It was pure play, and it opened up the possibility of making art through movement-where the machine becomes part of the gesture," he says. Since that initial foray, Shailesh, 39, has come a long way, including a residency (2024) in Genev...