My work is rooted in traditional material practices, drawing from my experience as part of the South Asian diaspora. I use textiles to explore a shared history of alienation and dissociation. In my soft sculptures and fiber-based installations, the boundaries between human, animal, and flora dissolve to tell stories of isolation, migration, and evolution. Familiar shapes evoke our collective memory of early vessels, tools, ornaments, and bones—objects once buried and forgotten now rediscovered through the ritual of felting. Each piece becomes an intimate excavation as the wool fibers shift and resettle, creating unexpected marks that rise to the surface.
Felting, an ancient technology from Central Asia, serves as a vital link to the past. sew, tie, and tangle fibers to repair ruptured bonds between body and community. Wool is primal, spiritual, and inherently bound to nature, while textiles offer warmth and shelter, serving as a tactile antidote to our disenchantment with the modern world. I collaborate with the material and the process, allowing long-forgotten truths to emerge.