Sex, Sexuality, and Society
I am an Indian-born sculptor, installation, and performance artist who transforms personal trauma and resilience into a radical visual language. My work is an unapologetic excavation of lived experience, challenging societal boundaries by transmuting intimate narratives into universal dialogues. Through hyper-intense sculptural expressions, I deconstruct the complex terrains of female identity—mapping the intricate landscapes of pain, pleasure, vulnerability, and strength. My art serves as a confrontational medium, breaking silence and reconstructing personal histories into collective consciousness, inviting viewers to witness and recognize themselves in the uncharted territories of human emotion.
From these deeply personal explorations of identity, my sculptural practice emerges as a surrealistic archaeology of lived experience. I transform found objects—discarded clothing, weathered shoes, vintage purses, fragments of fur, animal horns, and everyday artefacts sourced from thrift stores and personal archives—into powerful stories of human experience, where each object reveals hidden truths. These objects, once intimately connected to bodies and lives, become powerful carriers of unspoken histories, preserving silent testimonies within the very fabric of their existence. Each artwork becomes a wordless witness, articulating intricate human emotions—the delicate interplay of pleasure and pain, joy and hardship, respect and exploitation. Through meticulous reconstruction, I metamorphose these charged objects, breathing new life into forgotten narratives and rendering visible the invisible threads of personal and collective memory, exposing silent narratives, and infusing them with contemporary meaning.
Within the quiet solitude of my studio, discarded objects begin to whisper their hidden stories, guiding my hands toward revelation. I deconstruct and reconstruct—breaking, carving, tearing, dyeing—transforming forgotten materials into living testimonies. Each colour palette and sculptural fragment becomes a cartography of memory, tracing invisible lines between personal and collective histories. What was once mundane and functional objects evolve into emotional landscapes, transcending their original identities. My creative process becomes an intimate act of reverence, a delicate dialogue between material and memory.
Tracing invisible lines between personal and collective experiences, my art emerges as a representation of memory, resistance, and radical reimagination. Through each sculptural embodiment, I challenge the normalized narratives of female experience, meticulously dismantling patriarchal boundaries and reclaiming spaces of autonomous agency, visceral resilience, and unfiltered power. These works transcend aesthetic expression, functioning as confrontational dialogues that expose the tensions between systemic oppression and liberation, demanding a fundamental reconstruction of women’s lived experiences and existence.
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(Im) permanence
I, an Indian-born visual artist based in the USA, explore life’s fragility and the transient nature of existence through wet clay performances. These introspective displays invite contemplation on the interplay between vulnerability and strength, showcasing the enduring human spirit amidst ephemerality.
For over a decade, I have wielded wet clay as my primary medium. Its impermanence mirrors the fleeting nature of life, a central theme in my performances. The clay becomes a medium for existential dialogue, allowing me to delve into love, loss, the duality of living and non-living, and the complexities of gender identity and sexuality. Each layer I add signifies a physical action, transforming the material into an anthropological time capsule.
By manipulating the clay – kneading, walking on it, pushing, drawing, and writhing – I expose the vulnerabilities and conflicts inherent in the human condition. This physical engagement lays bare the intricate relationship between body and soul. My work aims to catalyze a sense of connection and introspection within the viewer, ultimately leading to a deeper understanding of our shared humanity and the complexities of existence.