Her practice spanning drawing, photography, sculpture and video engages diverse materials, imbued with conceptual underpinnings.
Lines of Control is a recurring element in her works led by the impact that partition had on her family who were displaced from Lahore.
In her works made with electrical cables, wires usually serving as conduits of contact that transmit ideas and information, become painstakingly woven entanglements that morph into barbed wires like barriers, while another series where she uses salt as a medium explores the tenuous yet intrinsic relationship between the body and the oceans, highlighting the fragility and unpredictability of existence.
To expose the arbitrariness of territorial-skirmishes, Reena frequently draws attention to ecosystems and indigenous vegetation.
[1] Kallat has been the recipient of a number of awards, including: Reena's work is held in the following public and private collections: ● Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney ● Arario Corporation Collection, South Korea ● Burger Collection, Hongkong ● Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Mumbai ● Chau Chak Wing Museum, the University of Sydney ● Devi Art Foundation, New Delhi ● Ermenegildo Zegna Group, Italy ● Fondazione Golinelli, Italy ● Initial Access (Frank Cohen Collection), UK ● JSW Foundation, Mumbai ● Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi ● Manchester Museum, UK ● Musee de Beaux Arts, Ottawa ● National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung ● National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi ● Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC), Mumbai ● Norrtalje Konsthall, Sweden ● Pizzuti Collection, Ohio ● Saatchi Gallery, London ● Sharjah Art Foundation, UAE ● Sir H.N.