I make objects, ignite relationships, organize events and curate exhibitions.
Primarily a conceptual and political artist, my work reflects my position as a feminist South Asian American. My practice manifests as installations, sculptures, paintings, events, and exhibitions focusing on issues of gender and power. In 1997 I founded the South Asian Women’s Creative Collective http://www.sawcc.org in New York; and set up a chapter in London whist studying for my MFA at Goldsmiths College in 2004. SAWCC has been providing space, community and visibility to a multitude of South Asian women artists since, generating programming and dialogue across continents for well over a decade.
The physical artwork I make embraces multiple aesthetics to examine the implications of personal, political and spiritual choices, especially in exploring contradiction and moral ambivalence. Symmetry, repetition, visual puns and dark humor are some of the strategies I employ to investigate complex socio- political issues, often using the internet and social networking sites for contemporary source material, narratives and images. Themes of nationhood and feminist concerns dominate the work, as a result of my immigrant experience.
In my capacity as Founder of SAWCC, I have led the organization and worked collectively with women on the Board of Directors to produce slide slams, seminars, panels, auctions and exhibitions, with the ultimate goal of creating community and visibility for women committed to their practices. I approach events and exhibitions as art projects, using them to explore themes while always showcasing artists that remain largely invisible.
Primarily a conceptual and political artist, my work reflects my position as a feminist South Asian American. My practice manifests as installations, sculptures, paintings, events, and exhibitions focusing on issues of gender and power. In 1997 I founded the South Asian Women’s Creative Collective http://www.sawcc.org in New York; and set up a chapter in London whist studying for my MFA at Goldsmiths College in 2004. SAWCC has been providing space, community and visibility to a multitude of South Asian women artists since, generating programming and dialogue across continents for well over a decade.
The physical artwork I make embraces multiple aesthetics to examine the implications of personal, political and spiritual choices, especially in exploring contradiction and moral ambivalence. Symmetry, repetition, visual puns and dark humor are some of the strategies I employ to investigate complex socio- political issues, often using the internet and social networking sites for contemporary source material, narratives and images. Themes of nationhood and feminist concerns dominate the work, as a result of my immigrant experience.
In my capacity as Founder of SAWCC, I have led the organization and worked collectively with women on the Board of Directors to produce slide slams, seminars, panels, auctions and exhibitions, with the ultimate goal of creating community and visibility for women committed to their practices. I approach events and exhibitions as art projects, using them to explore themes while always showcasing artists that remain largely invisible.
