Accordion book of Aspirations

Surface( wasli paper) made of cartridge, newsprint, nepali lokta paper and wire mesh (Side1)

cartridge, newsprint and georgette saree (Side 2)

Tempera with natural pigment

7ft.x 1ft.

In a documentary on homelessness in Delhi in winter, a man sleeping on the road outside a night shelter says “Why should I go inside? Can the crowded room and tin roof compare to the starry sky out here?”

Thinking of the inside/outside of home using traditional ‘wasli’ paper-making technique, the ‘inside’ incorporates my grandmother’s old saree. ‘Outside’ features cloud motifs drawn from Indian miniature paintings.