Harsha's practice primarily focuses on sculpture and performance, exploring visual language at a meta-level while drawing connections to human behaviour and perception. Through his work, he invites participants into moments of introspection, often encouraging them to peer into his sculptures as a means of engaging with their own emotions and internal experiences.
A recurring concern within his practice is the performative potential of sculpture. He has developed a number of works that transform sound captured on-site into tangible, tactile sculptural forms using materials such as stone and glass. Participation plays a central role in his work, prompting viewers to question their perceptions and become attentive to the sensations and experiences elicited by the sculptures. Often resisting recognisable forms, his works remain open-ended, allowing for multiple interpretations and encouraging meaning to emerge through sustained engagement.
Harsha has received the The Arts Family Emerging Artist Award in 2023 for South Asia and won the Rio Tinto Sculpture Award 2017 at Sculpture by the Sea, Australia. In 2021 he was part of a Sotheby’s New York contemporary auction in partnership with Burning Man. In 2014, the Courtauld Institute of Art invited him to present on Ancient Buddhist Sculpture at the British Museum, London. He received the Andrew Stretton Memorial invitation in 2016 Sydney. His sculptures have been exhibited internationally at Nord Art in Germany, Emergent Art Space in the United States, London, and Sculpture by the Sea in Australia. Durugadda’s artworks are part of major public and private collections including Busselton Jetty (Australia), Bangalore Airport and RMZ Foundation.