
Inspire
Where Art Has No Gatekeepers
How the lack of hierarchy in the Australian art scene allowed Abhijit Pal to find his most authentic voice
Jun 2, 2026
Contributing Author
Jhilam Gangopadhyay is a writer, anthropologist and humanitarian worker who is interested in why people move and who they become when they get there.

How the lack of hierarchy in the Australian art scene allowed Abhijit Pal to find his most authentic voice

India’s most meticulously crafted tea grows high up in the mountains where the air turns thin and misty. It is plucked by hand and auctioned like art, and there is nowhere else in the world that it could exist