 Eschewing straightforward devices of narrative and explicit symbolism  and displaying a fascination for the mechanics of toys and mechanised objects, Shetty infuses domestic, essentially inert objects with new life.The world of everyday contraptions, objects (especially those from middle class showcases, or shop-front show windows), continues to be reconfigured from moment to moment in his work )

He often uses simple, repetitive, mechanical movements and sound in kinetic works that explore aspects of temporality.Shetty says, “The ploy is to attract the viewer and then to disenchant them with the mechanical movement.”  These mechanical pieces together with scenes of domestic interiority are conceived to create places of amusement or what Shetty refers to as a ‘fairground spectacle’.