Kochi Art Season 2026: Biennale highlights and must-see parallel shows

From Tino Sehgal’s charged performance at Pepper House to Shilpa Gupta’s moving sonic installation, Mass Art’s flamboyant Durga Puja and Afra Eisma’s tactile fantasy, here are the most compelling immersive art experiences across Kochi, on till the Kochi-Muziris Biennale ends on March 31.

You cannot do this Biennale in a day. Not if you want to absorb its full impact. With Nikhil Chopra at the helm, the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2026 offers art, photography, installations and immersive works that flow into each other. Along with numerous parallel projects.

All of them are set in dramatic venues with sweeping views, from heritage sites like Aspinwall House to brooding warehouses like the Armaan Collective in Mattanchery, bustling with Instagrammers, espresso and thumping Balearic beats.

For anyone who thinks that art is intimidating, here is a list of some our favourite immersive shows currently on in Kochi.

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Mild Tooth of Milk at Dutch Warehouse | Photo Credit: Shonali Muthalaly

Mild Tooth of Milk at Dutch Warehouse: Do not touch the artworks. After seeing and obeying the sign at multiple venues, we are delighted to stumble upon Dutch Artist Afra Eisma’s endearing aliens with their cuddly chubby arms and flamboyant shoes, encouraging viewers to touch everything. The exhibit is a patchwork of textiles and ceramic shoes, and it is irresistible We lounge on bright carpets, playing with the long limbed puppets and it feels unexpectedly healing after a long day of rather intense art. Hosted by the Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) Afra invites viewers to reconsider how “vulnerability, resistance, and healing can coexist.” Mild tooth of milk is reminiscent of a fantastical Salman Rushdie novel, and feels like a long hug.