Archana Pereira is an architect turned artist whose intricate pen and ink drawings weave together travel, architecture, and history into visual stories. A graduate of the Glasgow School of Art, Archana first rediscovered her love for drawing through a course in Drawing Research, where she began using sketching as a tool for exploration and storytelling. Since then, she has dedicated herself to creating works that transport viewers into moments of nostalgia, evoking memories of places, people, and cultural details often overlooked.
Her artistic style blends architectural precision with narrative depth, black and white ink work layered with occasional pops of color to highlight details that anchor memory and emotion. Deeply inspired by cities, books, and the experience of walking through streets and observing the intricacies of urban life, Archana uses mapping as a way of storytelling. Each piece involves research, allowing her to uncover lesser-known tales and transform them into evocative artworks.
Her collection for Marble Lotus reflects this ethos, capturing the essence of India’s nostalgic transport systems and heritage architecture. Whether it’s the charm of a Calcutta taxi or the vibrancy of Mumbai’s trains, Archana’s works invite viewers to pause, reminisce, and find beauty in the everyday chaos of life.
