Artist Statement

I am a multi-disciplinary artist based in the Bay Area who navigates the intersection of the mundane and the extraordinary. Art is how I make sense of the world around me and discover who I am. It gives me a platform to externalize the thoughts, emotions, and contradictions in my head. My work explores themes of culture, identity, self-perception, life, and memory, drawing from deeply personal perspectives rooted in self-exploration and storytelling. It is a journey for me to find out who I am at my core.

Through my work, I revisit cultural and personal histories, weaving together fragments of memory and emotion. Material and process plays an essential role in my storytelling, allowing me to express the tension between past and present, seen and unseen. I find inspiration in memories and life experiences, weaving them into my practice through experimentation with different materials like oil paint, ceramic and saree fabric. I work primarily in oil because it is patient and forgiving.

I also want to use art as a narrative for bringing my experiences as a South Indian and reconnecting with my South Indian heritage which I learning to embrace now that I am so far from home. Distance has given me a new perspective, making me more aware of what I once took for granted and more intentional in my efforts to reconnect. I want to bring my experiences as a South Indian into focus, using them as a means to embrace and reinterpret my heritage on my own terms.

At its core, my work is a continuous search for an answer to the question: Who am I?

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