Guesswho is an anonymous street artist active since 2012, known for subverting public spaces with striking monochromatic paste-ups and stencils. Rooted in Fort Kochi, Kerala, where many of the artist’s earliest and most iconic interventions first appeared, Guesswho’s work engages with the city as a living canvas. Their practice harnesses the immediacy and ephemerality of street art to reflect on the politics of visibility, belonging, and cultural consumption. Wry, witty, and politically charged, Guesswho’s visual language disrupts everyday spaces and reclaims them for spontaneous public dialogue.
Through a playful fusion of global pop culture icons and regional Indian contexts, Guesswho invites viewers to re-examine the meanings and associations they attach to familiar images. Figures like Darth Vader, The Simpsons, or Frida Kahlo are placed in unexpected local settings, layered with cultural cues that shift how the image is read. These humorous juxtapositions not only engage passersby but also spark deeper reflections on contemporary identity, consumer culture, and the visual politics of urban life.
While Fort Kochi remains a recurring site for Guesswho’s interventions, the artist’s work has also appeared in cities across India, including Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, and Khagaria in Bihar. Guesswho has participated in major public art initiatives such as the ST+ART Festival in Bangalore and the Wall Art Festival in Bihar, bringing their signature visual commentary to wider audiences. Featured in prominent Indian and international media, including the BBC; Guesswho remains one of the most compelling voices in India’s contemporary street art movement.