Skin to Skin
Beholden to light, I was holding what the light
Held.
Your flesh, my flesh. Our feet
Asleep,
— Sanam Sheriff, I was holding on with both hands, excerpt from a series of poems written by Sheriff responding to the works of Chakrabarti’s 2023 exhibition, Skin to Skin
“Another compelling point of departure has been the tradition of skin-to-skin contact between infant and parent recommended by intergenerational wisdom; a way to share cellular knowledge building up the immunity of the newborn. Bhasha recollects this ritual from childhood stories, further extending it to enact an altered form of skin-to-skin, covering her own body with pigments to imprint upon uterine parchment pieces. Three of these impressions, Skin to Skin I, II & III (2022) are delicately stretched in brass frames and suspended in the gallery encouraging a plurilateral tactile view.”
— excerpt from Skin to Skin (2023) exhibition text by Shaunak Mahbubani
Skin to Skin I // 2022
Animal skin, rope, oil, pigment, brass frame
56.5 x 45.5 x 1.5 inches
Skin to Skin II // 2022
Animal skin, rope, oil, pigment, brass frame
53.25 x 50.5 x 1.5 inches
Skin to Skin III // 2022
Animal skin, rope, oil, pigment, brass frame
49.25 x 45.75 x 1.5 inches
