Entanglement of Bodies + Spectacle
Entanglement of Bodies + Spectacle
October 2018
Approx. 90 Sq. Feet
Resin, Muslin, Red Thread, Crocheted Thread, Silk Charmeuse, Silk Chiffon, Silk Habotai, Silk Organza, Cotton Yarn, Silk/Rayon Velvet, and Silkscreen.
A tableau of the social ecology amidst hyper-visibility and spectacle. The Petrified Body is pinned for analysis though the gaze of garments not yet affected by the glaze.
The gaze is implied through the use of composition and piercing done to the remaining garments. Viewers are allowed to access the space in the way in which is dictated by the crocheted web.
Commenting on the factors of the dichotomy of hyper-visibility and increased rates of violence towards trans women, I begin to explore processes of immortalizing, glazing and glorifying the body among tension and piercing.
Bageecha (बगीचा/Garden)
Bageecha
बगीचा
Garden
November 2018
Approx. 90 Sq. Feet
Beeswax, Resin, Muslin, Red Thread, Crocheted Thread, Silk Charmeuse, Silk Chiffon, Silk Habotai, Silk Organza, Cotton Yarn, Silk/Rayon Velvet, Silkscreen, Natural Dye, Flood Lights, and Smoke.
Using dyes from India and abroad, garments have implied geographic history within the Bageecha. Processes of coating a shaping with beeswax to create a fixed drape. In connection with the other garments not yet affected by petrification. Working to create a network of garments affected by each other, and using light to manipulate space and ambiance.
Bageeche Mein Mut Kho Jao
Bageeche Mein Mut Kho Jao
बगीचे में मत खो जाओ
Do Not Lose Yourself in the Garden
December 2018
Approx. 90 Sq. Feet
Beeswax, Wool Yarn, Ostrich Feather, Glass Beads, Red Thread, Crocheted Thread, Silk Charmeuse, Silk Chiffon, Silk Habotai, Silk Organza, Cotton Yarn, Silk/Rayon Velvet, Silkscreen, Natural Dye, Flood Lights, and Smoke
Bodies and immortalized, preserved, and tangled amongst themselves and participate in a symbiotic relationship with each other and their communities. The Bageecha or Garden is the place of reverence and preservation for these stories. Using smoke as a way to create displacement and confusion during particular times in the Bageecha. Garments suspended become stable while the audience surrounds themselves within an unfamiliar setting.
Screenprinted dress with an illustration of the Amborella flower, one of the few plant species which change sex as dictated by their community. Normalizing gender variance within natural settings.
A detail image of the wax coating, once again coated and manipulated to control drape and weight. Thread is used as a way to create inaccessibility and to direct movement within the spectacle. Space is difficult to access and even harder with smoke, however, there are times of rest within this space. Viewers are allowed to see the larger compositions of bodies.
Udyaan Mandir (उद्यान मंदिर)
Udyaan Mandir Soundscape
Udyaan Mandir
उद्यान मंदिर
Temple of the Garden
April 2019
Approx. 90 Sq. Feet
Glass Beads, Red Thread, Crocheted Thread, Silk Charmeuse, Silk Chiffon, Silk Organza, Wool Yarn, Cotton Yarn, Natural Dye, Flood Lights, Gilded Mirrors, Gold Leaf, Urli Bowls, Sound, Beeswax, Flowers, and Smoke