Swapna Namboodiri

About

Multimedia artist who specializes in environmental art. She uses upcycled materials and discarded objects to make sculptures. She has amassed over 150,000 followers on her swapna_namboodiri Instagram page.

Before fame

She worked as a software engineer before pursuing a career in art full-time in 2014. Her first major commissioned art installation was titled "Fool's Paradise" created in Doha, Qatar that utilized over 1,000 single-use plastic bottles.

Trivia

For the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, she was commissioned to create an eco-friendly art installation called "Re-Live Tree" to promote environmental sustainability and pollution awareness. She also did a large-scale art installation for Bank Australia that was called "Aquarium of Tomorrow" that addressed ocean pollution.

Family life

She is from Kerala, India, but lives in Australia. She is married to Krishna Raveendranath and has a daughter.

Associated with

The song "Less Than a Lover" by Jennie Kim played in the background of an Instagram post she did about a floral wall sculpture she did.