Gaurav Patekar is a new media artist. He creates media art, particularly kinetic artworks that take inspiration from movements in nature. He is deeply interested in understanding our relationship with ecology and technology and how it informs behavior. His work often mixes curiosity, playfulness, and whimsy. He uses digital fabrication tools such as 3D printing and laser cutting alongside traditional building techniques. He has a background in media art, new media design, and mechanical engineering. He has studied at the MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, USA, and the National Institute of Design, India. He currently works out of his studio in Bangalore, India.

Gaurav has exhibited work internationally over the last 7 years. His exhibited works include a series of kinetic data art sculptures (Feeling Climate Crisis), a set of olfactory interactive installations (Sniffing Out the Differences), and an interactive installation where you can eat data (Data Jalebi Bot), and several kinetic sculptures.