My work is rooted in traditional material practices and shaped by my experience within the South Asian diaspora. I use textiles to examine shared histories of alienation, dissociation, and displacement. Through felted wool drawings, soft sculptures, and installations, I explore porous boundaries between human, animal, and flora, reflecting themes of isolation, migration, and evolution.
Each piece is an intimate excavation. I layer wool fibers like sediment, holding fragments of time, place, and memory. As the fibers shift and resettle, unexpected marks emerge. Forms develop slowly, discovered rather than imposed, surfacing through prolonged contact. My process draws from both land and body, each carrying histories of trauma and renewal. Wool becomes soil, skin, or map.
I sew, tie, and tangle fibers to mend ruptures between body, land, and community. Wool is primal and spiritual, connected to nature, while textiles offer warmth, shelter, and a tactile response to contemporary disconnection. By collaborating with material and process, I wait for long-buried truths to emerge.