This body of work analyses regional cultural and political scenarios by investigating the provenance of garments, embroideries and fabrics and weaving into them narratives, that though rooted in the context of South Asia, hold universal relevance. Fabrics and garments have the potentiality to be structured in a myriad different ways and possess the ability to anchor events in culturally relevant contexts.

I have chosen the sherwani worn by heads of state and sari blouse used by women across the sub-continent, as receptacles for embedding unaddressed traumas. Exploring a vast landscape of overt and veiled subjugation, garments like the Afghan burqa and the Arab Abaya have on many occasions been used as tools for establishing political hegemony. Painting figures by zooming in on the subject I play out the paradox that exists between covering to remain unseen and the strong visibility created by herd identity.  
 
Text and motifs layered over imagery explore the role of garments as tools to espouse religiosity and at times create strife. Apportioned geopolitically, embroideries and garments in fact traverse man made boundaries seamlessly connecting through histories lore and traditions.