https://bhashachakrabarti.com Bhasha Thu, 14 May 2020 15:56:37 +0000 https://bhashachakrabarti.com en https://bhashachakrabarti.com/Home-Image-Scroll Sat, 09 May 2020 20:42:39 +0000 Bhasha https://bhashachakrabarti.com/Home-Image-Scroll <img width="5057" height="6822" width_o="5057" height_o="6822" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ce17f26a2540eae47965369250ea52b99a6b19d0e9f72d1a30806a147dd84711/dirty-girl-composite-2.jpg" data-mid="70341597" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ce17f26a2540eae47965369250ea52b99a6b19d0e9f72d1a30806a147dd84711/dirty-girl-composite-2.jpg" /> <img width="2431" height="2962" width_o="2431" height_o="2962" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/03c050df45e6cd243b29e2f51b7d44a298b21c1582f6326e4531fae344dd0be8/IMG_9743.jpg" data-mid="72089691" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/03c050df45e6cd243b29e2f51b7d44a298b21c1582f6326e4531fae344dd0be8/IMG_9743.jpg" /> <img width="3699" height="4233" width_o="3699" height_o="4233" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d301b01e188fbda17e16f18e652080c92cd09f65e2e523079b84f376b011c34e/DSC_1183.JPG" data-mid="72089694" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d301b01e188fbda17e16f18e652080c92cd09f65e2e523079b84f376b011c34e/DSC_1183.JPG" /> <img width="4082" height="6123" width_o="4082" height_o="6123" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f92a7526e7ff99420515528463e56211868eb5cad2d7f4fd876b6b1bfd869179/IMG_6604.jpg" data-mid="72089701" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f92a7526e7ff99420515528463e56211868eb5cad2d7f4fd876b6b1bfd869179/IMG_6604.jpg" /> https://bhashachakrabarti.com/About Tue, 12 May 2020 20:35:11 +0000 Bhasha https://bhashachakrabarti.com/About Bhasha Chakrabarti explores artmaking as a process of mending, both literally and metaphorically. She is currently pursuing her MFA at the Yale School of Art. For more information you can read her statement*, connect with her on instagram*, or contact her at bhashaalways@gmail.com https://bhashachakrabarti.com/Statement Thu, 14 May 2020 15:56:37 +0000 Bhasha https://bhashachakrabarti.com/Statement I engage with art-making as a process of mending. I choose this metaphor deliberately and often act on it literally. Mending is primarily associated with clothing or articles of personal use, and then extended to relationships. As opposed to other forms of repair, traditionally undertaken by men in a professional capacity, mending is largely non-transactional and often delegated to women. Instead of a mundane and purely utilitarian act, I see mending as a creative gesture that confronts fragility, vulnerability, and impermanence, is reminiscent of the particularities of context, embodies hope and continuity in spite of rifts, and foregrounds the feminine and the intimate. By pulling a thread from this literal form of domestic repair to suture frays in the public domain, I attempt to rethink societal wounds, darns, and scars as liminal spaces that can transpose us into futures without erasing the past. I am interested in exploring how my artwork, even when grounded in local materials and symbols, can speak to issues beyond the local by situating my practice within global conversations around race, gender, and power. I would like to generate dialogues between subaltern tropes and feminine forms of labour from the global South and the agendas of resistance movements of minorities and marginalized communities in the North. Furthermore, I continue to explore how art can function as a mode of public discourse rather than being a self-contained discipline. https://bhashachakrabarti.com/Dirty-Girl Sat, 09 May 2020 20:42:40 +0000 Bhasha https://bhashachakrabarti.com/Dirty-Girl Dirty Girl <img width="5057" height="6822" width_o="5057" height_o="6822" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aad8240b8572687a2ef8895a8b3776976deb08c4a061e56c0e4214be7fd8eeb0/dirty-girl-composite-2.jpg" data-mid="70753424" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aad8240b8572687a2ef8895a8b3776976deb08c4a061e56c0e4214be7fd8eeb0/dirty-girl-composite-2.jpg" /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Dirty Girl 202044 x 182 inches Dirt, gum arabic, aluminum panel "There are things you can do in and with dirt that will ensure human survival. Embodied knowledge that could provide answers to questions... You have to want to get in the dirt.Are you someone who can walk barefoot in it?Can you make a solid mudpie from it?Do you need gloves to keep dirt from getting under your nails? Whatever the answers, never fear getting dirty... Use dirt for what it was originally meant for: to grow a thing...to produce something" &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -- Excerpt from Dirty South Manifesto by LH Stallings মাটি&nbsp;(Maa-Ti); dirt, mud, clay, dust, ground, land, earth that was my nickname as a child. Despite the virulent protests of relatives, How can you call your daughter dirt? But my parents remembered songs to the goddess Kali, Shyama Sangeet (Songs to the Dark One) মায়ের মূর্তি গড়াতে চাই মনের ভ্রমে মাটি দিয়ে মায়ের মূর্তি গড়াতে চাই মা দেখি কি মাটির&nbsp;মেয়ে মিছে ঘাঁটি মাটি নিয়ে I mistakenly want to make a sculpture of my mother, out of mud.Is Ma nothing but a dirt girl?I toil in the earth down below to make her, in vain. A Sanskrit verse on Kali, in one of her ten forms: Chinnamasta. प्रत्यालीढपदां सदैव&nbsp;दधतीं&nbsp;छिन्नं&nbsp;शिरःकर्त्तृकां&nbsp;।दिग्वस्त्रां स्वकबन्धशोणितसुधाधारां&nbsp;पिबन्तीं&nbsp;मुदा&nbsp;॥ I meditate on Chinnamasta,Who stands naked, with her left foot extended forward; Always holding in her left hand,&nbsp;her own severed head. I meditate on myself as mati,&nbsp;I meditate on&nbsp;women&nbsp;as painters&nbsp;of self portraits, I meditate&nbsp;on&nbsp;the human&nbsp;as Chinnamasta <img width="2592" height="3872" width_o="2592" height_o="3872" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/94c3669b0f66c6299cad14e4aa204a1c12255c751fa702756607a33cb6533e6f/DSC_2064_ed.jpg" data-mid="70753740" border="0" data-scale="90" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/94c3669b0f66c6299cad14e4aa204a1c12255c751fa702756607a33cb6533e6f/DSC_2064_ed.jpg" /> <img width="3872" height="2592" width_o="3872" height_o="2592" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3be203193b48ce8bfb2127346245990ebe1606cef3c030e9da7c0fdb2bb0c2d6/DSC_2051-ed.jpg" data-mid="70753742" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3be203193b48ce8bfb2127346245990ebe1606cef3c030e9da7c0fdb2bb0c2d6/DSC_2051-ed.jpg" /> <img width="3872" height="2592" width_o="3872" height_o="2592" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/136577b6a2a943099d4b0b1bfc416c9866384d99001a78f9f125dc7bf7718ccd/DSC_2067-ed.jpg" data-mid="70753743" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/136577b6a2a943099d4b0b1bfc416c9866384d99001a78f9f125dc7bf7718ccd/DSC_2067-ed.jpg" /> <img width="2592" height="3872" width_o="2592" height_o="3872" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/de902c9fdea5467ce04683f2f45b76e6676a981ab4085bfa585f2219b56d4fbd/DSC_2074-ed.jpg" data-mid="70753603" border="0" data-scale="90" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/de902c9fdea5467ce04683f2f45b76e6676a981ab4085bfa585f2219b56d4fbd/DSC_2074-ed.jpg" /> <img width="3872" height="2592" width_o="3872" height_o="2592" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f045b8ad3de0ca883019f240ce121bf5760e433d8f9d0204de14cb2f7bf71291/DSC_2116_ed.jpg" data-mid="70753596" border="0" data-rotation="-180" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f045b8ad3de0ca883019f240ce121bf5760e433d8f9d0204de14cb2f7bf71291/DSC_2116_ed.jpg" /> <img width="1940" height="1331" width_o="1940" height_o="1331" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f23066d7fafdc676b37384e61ce6f8954b1beb2ed4c81ba66668e5cb4c04d65e/IMG_5716_ed.jpg" data-mid="70753602" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f23066d7fafdc676b37384e61ce6f8954b1beb2ed4c81ba66668e5cb4c04d65e/IMG_5716_ed.jpg" /><img width="5181" height="7088" width_o="5181" height_o="7088" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/60f70634ebb6f48497104f531b5142372be1ec84e4bf9bcad27d2a4cf47afbd3/dirty-girl-composite-2-with-man.jpg" data-mid="70753318" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/60f70634ebb6f48497104f531b5142372be1ec84e4bf9bcad27d2a4cf47afbd3/dirty-girl-composite-2-with-man.jpg" /> https://bhashachakrabarti.com/Furqan-in-Quarantine Sat, 09 May 2020 20:42:41 +0000 Bhasha https://bhashachakrabarti.com/Furqan-in-Quarantine Furqan in Quarantine <img width="2252" height="2684" width_o="2252" height_o="2684" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3cdbd2e1d1147bd69f79a0a805218f3aead433aece682fef12ad0dbca3492ffc/DSC_2126-copy.jpg" data-mid="70761220" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3cdbd2e1d1147bd69f79a0a805218f3aead433aece682fef12ad0dbca3492ffc/DSC_2126-copy.jpg" /> Furqan in Quarantine (Glum)&nbsp;// 2020 11 x 14 x 1.38 inches Encaustic on linen <img width="2507" height="3093" width_o="2507" height_o="3093" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f74fce7829637b452da18402b0d0ca4c21d3eed2213223a384075b347fc202e5/IMG_6173-copy.jpg" data-mid="70761218" border="0" data-scale="76" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f74fce7829637b452da18402b0d0ca4c21d3eed2213223a384075b347fc202e5/IMG_6173-copy.jpg" /> Furqan in Quarantine (Worry Hits)&nbsp;// 2020 6 x 18 x 1 inches Encaustic on wood panel <img width="2807" height="3388" width_o="2807" height_o="3388" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a2090b359838203a92c376335d0b300447aeb0498f151767e73a322f6583a718/IMG_6157.jpg" data-mid="70761261" border="0" data-scale="97" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a2090b359838203a92c376335d0b300447aeb0498f151767e73a322f6583a718/IMG_6157.jpg" /> Furqan in Quarantine (New Haircut)&nbsp; // 2020 11 x 14 x 1.38 inches Encaustic on linen <img width="2427" height="3178" width_o="2427" height_o="3178" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5355f616417aa0b40e52fa6c0923904ba6de7717a395d7c1639dcc0e74be077d/DSC_2142-copy-copy.jpg" data-mid="70761217" border="0" data-scale="59" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5355f616417aa0b40e52fa6c0923904ba6de7717a395d7c1639dcc0e74be077d/DSC_2142-copy-copy.jpg" /> Furqan in Quarantine (Eyes Glaze Over) // 2020 5 x 7 x 1 inches Encaustic on wood panel <img width="2792" height="3434" width_o="2792" height_o="3434" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/83ae43094e87e6cbfd8a27717b26a32b83f93d73179da26931d24ef88a552950/IMG_6155-copy.jpg" data-mid="70761216" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/83ae43094e87e6cbfd8a27717b26a32b83f93d73179da26931d24ef88a552950/IMG_6155-copy.jpg" /> Furqan in Quarantine (Anticipation)&nbsp;// 2020 12 x 16 x 1.75 inches Encaustic on wood panel <img width="2475" height="2881" width_o="2475" height_o="2881" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3a89e6f01f3941310c6e0ead0239cf0166215b562fc1140121efc3e0eb3fd723/IMG_6165-copy.jpg" data-mid="70761219" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3a89e6f01f3941310c6e0ead0239cf0166215b562fc1140121efc3e0eb3fd723/IMG_6165-copy.jpg" /> Furqan in Quarantine (First Week)&nbsp;// 2020 8 x 10 x 1.25 inches Encaustic on linen https://bhashachakrabarti.com/Lihaaf Sat, 09 May 2020 20:42:41 +0000 Bhasha https://bhashachakrabarti.com/Lihaaf Lihaaf&nbsp; “In winter when I put a quilt over myself its shadows on the wall seem to sway like an elephant. That sets my mind racing into the labyrinth of times past. Memories come crowding in. Sorry. I’m not going to regale you with any romantic tale about my own quilt. It’s hardly a subject for romance.” -- Excerpt from Lihaaf (The Quilt) by Ismat Chughtai <img width="1440" height="1637" width_o="1440" height_o="1637" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b6fd978409c84f946c42ba4e11b5e381e8ab724c0fa430f25e3f503dccdd8144/43EB4951-BF78-46D7-9AC3-93797AF8EBBC.JPG" data-mid="72088113" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b6fd978409c84f946c42ba4e11b5e381e8ab724c0fa430f25e3f503dccdd8144/43EB4951-BF78-46D7-9AC3-93797AF8EBBC.JPG" /> <img width="1440" height="1641" width_o="1440" height_o="1641" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fcafbb673a020f2aaa2e725a7a1b66430ec63b958b66970d9c3ca32c46b82f1b/4A21835F-A7CF-4B5F-9FE7-C90E52A94DEE.JPG" data-mid="72088114" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fcafbb673a020f2aaa2e725a7a1b66430ec63b958b66970d9c3ca32c46b82f1b/4A21835F-A7CF-4B5F-9FE7-C90E52A94DEE.JPG" /> <img width="3978" height="3569" width_o="3978" height_o="3569" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/49e311f645af4eb16b216a9f31ea05d92c6c1b0a463b0a8a5b4a8b598e14fb33/DSC_8195_ed.jpg" data-mid="70764514" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/49e311f645af4eb16b216a9f31ea05d92c6c1b0a463b0a8a5b4a8b598e14fb33/DSC_8195_ed.jpg" /> Maya and Neera on a Fake Gees Bend Quilt // 2020 84 x 72 inches Oil and found fabric on linen <img width="3172" height="2592" width_o="3172" height_o="2592" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cd13a1b14f1816185b1c57a4da6db014f55fb68d89c192670fa2859450968e6d/DSC_2097_ed.jpg" data-mid="70764423" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cd13a1b14f1816185b1c57a4da6db014f55fb68d89c192670fa2859450968e6d/DSC_2097_ed.jpg" /> Remixed Gees Bend Quilt // 202030 x 24 inchesOil and found fabric on wood panel <img width="2977" height="4032" width_o="2977" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b3712dc2e6549d1109efb9edf69cf83b77d4cde1fbca23b79d693a6b66d58d7b/Ma-on-Quilt-edited.jpg" data-mid="70764425" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b3712dc2e6549d1109efb9edf69cf83b77d4cde1fbca23b79d693a6b66d58d7b/Ma-on-Quilt-edited.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/87bd7df608382f43a69e20f3c80116beca9333e233733d52a76a36cb16f3c15e/IMG_9333.jpg" data-mid="70764428" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/87bd7df608382f43a69e20f3c80116beca9333e233733d52a76a36cb16f3c15e/IMG_9333.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fa6bac619f87cb5a4c4f7c5035408a5e9198a5b6f0d488b02768035dcd08b7aa/IMG_9328.jpg" data-mid="70764430" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fa6bac619f87cb5a4c4f7c5035408a5e9198a5b6f0d488b02768035dcd08b7aa/IMG_9328.jpg" /> Having lost track of how much time&nbsp;had passed, thepainting finally decided to lay down // 202090 x 60 inchesOil, charcoal, and thread on used clothing&nbsp; <img width="2956" height="3528" width_o="2956" height_o="3528" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b44182b0f18b97d5c5fbf92ae51dd4b967facedc7d24525b48f3ee66a4354af1/71ED5B5C-AE3F-4BB5-9084-8697C840FD96-copy.jpg" data-mid="70764432" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b44182b0f18b97d5c5fbf92ae51dd4b967facedc7d24525b48f3ee66a4354af1/71ED5B5C-AE3F-4BB5-9084-8697C840FD96-copy.jpg" /> studies for lihaaf paintings // 2020 oil on wood panel 12 x 16 inches each https://bhashachakrabarti.com/New-American-Odalisque Sat, 09 May 2020 20:42:42 +0000 Bhasha https://bhashachakrabarti.com/New-American-Odalisque New American Odalisques <img width="3717" height="3834" width_o="3717" height_o="3834" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e18726bad3ebe6c771828f924fab78feb51a3a3fae15a71154382036f7f866fe/DSC_8167_ed.jpg" data-mid="70884571" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e18726bad3ebe6c771828f924fab78feb51a3a3fae15a71154382036f7f866fe/DSC_8167_ed.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/41cbbd95bfc1a94b25a0a698c40dbc367ac57754aabbbb57dcabb6c9d865daca/DSC_8171_ed.jpg" data-mid="70884333" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/41cbbd95bfc1a94b25a0a698c40dbc367ac57754aabbbb57dcabb6c9d865daca/DSC_8171_ed.jpg" /> Parde Ke Peechey (Behind the Veil) // 202072 x 48 inches Oil and used clothing on canvas <img width="3695" height="2651" width_o="3695" height_o="2651" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb748fae2713a70117178a3b51b76326a7c6409c7aa9402bcaf892e2be17833e/IMG_3366.jpg" data-mid="70885255" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb748fae2713a70117178a3b51b76326a7c6409c7aa9402bcaf892e2be17833e/IMG_3366.jpg" /> New American Odalisque II (Abhishri) // 2020 84 x 60 inches Oil and used clothing on linen https://bhashachakrabarti.com/Lucky-Girl Wed, 13 May 2020 17:53:19 +0000 Bhasha https://bhashachakrabarti.com/Lucky-Girl Lucky Girl <img width="3844" height="2336" width_o="3844" height_o="2336" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/54c3b7200e6030cc4fedc51924296ac1218c9e2182d239edaf66af076d9f3905/IMG_1800-ed.jpg" data-mid="70891988" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/54c3b7200e6030cc4fedc51924296ac1218c9e2182d239edaf66af076d9f3905/IMG_1800-ed.jpg" /> Lucky Girl // 2020 Triptych, 74.5 x 45 inches each Charcoal, natural dyes, thread, brocade, fabric glue, and image transfers on handwoven cotton cloth <img width="2378" height="3636" width_o="2378" height_o="3636" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7bad72e20ae7e6b3689dbfb90e4664f43329d8844390230182cc20398a95b688/IMG_1798.jpg" data-mid="70891992" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7bad72e20ae7e6b3689dbfb90e4664f43329d8844390230182cc20398a95b688/IMG_1798.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/15d2f13077727cc0f9f91f2fb14e02dcc91b72f1260a29b33c5aa4e7a1c4b7b3/IMG_5106.jpg" data-mid="70891997" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/15d2f13077727cc0f9f91f2fb14e02dcc91b72f1260a29b33c5aa4e7a1c4b7b3/IMG_5106.jpg" /> <img width="2665" height="3838" width_o="2665" height_o="3838" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e916be7955862bf9ceb0250ddd75008ac9b56643bac32f4ef843ddd955a8473e/IMG_3348-copy.jpg" data-mid="70892653" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e916be7955862bf9ceb0250ddd75008ac9b56643bac32f4ef843ddd955a8473e/IMG_3348-copy.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="3227" width_o="3024" height_o="3227" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6a2101a441061f766560eb80b174514a233ff315786a77d734a5e4c69060afd0/IMG_2759.jpg" data-mid="70891993" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6a2101a441061f766560eb80b174514a233ff315786a77d734a5e4c69060afd0/IMG_2759.jpg" /> <img width="2857" height="2645" width_o="2857" height_o="2645" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7ed1a300a5dea5e9042137215df6e6c0f69869baf70524622f73f00454ec692a/IMG_7404_ed.jpg" data-mid="70891999" border="0" data-scale="98" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7ed1a300a5dea5e9042137215df6e6c0f69869baf70524622f73f00454ec692a/IMG_7404_ed.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="3856" width_o="3024" height_o="3856" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4d44b72240606ae9ba3faf3b6c2c36b7265b8e9950b56c9a6ba9d233487bcc85/IMG_0546.jpg" data-mid="70892000" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4d44b72240606ae9ba3faf3b6c2c36b7265b8e9950b56c9a6ba9d233487bcc85/IMG_0546.jpg" /> https://bhashachakrabarti.com/Kakishibu Wed, 13 May 2020 19:04:00 +0000 Bhasha https://bhashachakrabarti.com/Kakishibu Kakishibu <img width="2916" height="3256" width_o="2916" height_o="3256" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e26a84ca41d864adee91d477dc8683b52e91943f7b5dc392104e9e468dfd373a/IMG_0726_copy.jpg" data-mid="70895890" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e26a84ca41d864adee91d477dc8683b52e91943f7b5dc392104e9e468dfd373a/IMG_0726_copy.jpg" /> Paper Quilt III // 2020 80 x 75.5 inches Used paper packaging, wheat paste, fermented persimmon tannins A series of paper quilts that utilize used and damaged single-use paper packaging for commercial goods (Amazon mailing envelopes, brown paper bags, garment wrapping tissue) that have been flattened out, layered, and patched. The repair technique being used is taken from an ancient Japanese method in which wheat paste is used as an adhesive and fermented persimmon tannin, known as kakishibu, is layered on, strengthening the substrate and creating a natural waterproof coating that oxidizes over time. Here, the time and care taken to repair and restore low value materials that would likely be discarded, transform an otherwise quotidian object into a quiet but radical gesture of resistance. <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/306653fbabc37ba4f2eadfd4b16dfd4663f554fed1c7185b66ec959e98102b3f/IMG_6487.jpg" data-mid="70895608" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/306653fbabc37ba4f2eadfd4b16dfd4663f554fed1c7185b66ec959e98102b3f/IMG_6487.jpg" /> https://bhashachakrabarti.com/Oriental-Carpets Wed, 13 May 2020 19:47:36 +0000 Bhasha https://bhashachakrabarti.com/Oriental-Carpets Flying Carpets <img width="3677" height="2758" width_o="3677" height_o="2758" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/77ea343f9ed9c5476c8411629c5f63df26d855eaa8ac2b70bd7bd98f9985fb4b/IMG_0722-edited.jpg" data-mid="72521493" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/77ea343f9ed9c5476c8411629c5f63df26d855eaa8ac2b70bd7bd98f9985fb4b/IMG_0722-edited.jpg" />Flying Carpets (To Tread, To Fly, To Be) 2019 Carpets, thread, aviation tape, concrete path Dimensions variable upon installation&nbsp; <img width="2190" height="3416" width_o="2190" height_o="3416" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b58610c7c0ef5dfe9d849176bba6c3ea38a851a62730bddc880b5aae46d3dcde/IMG_0071-copy.jpg" data-mid="72558695" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b58610c7c0ef5dfe9d849176bba6c3ea38a851a62730bddc880b5aae46d3dcde/IMG_0071-copy.jpg" /> To Be 2019 Carpet, thread 60 x 36 inches <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8435c6d53b81f0bb00c896e2b33a70604e35c009f755d539794db2ec437b35f1/IMG_4355.jpg" data-mid="72558688" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8435c6d53b81f0bb00c896e2b33a70604e35c009f755d539794db2ec437b35f1/IMG_4355.jpg" /> <img width="2490" height="3714" width_o="2490" height_o="3714" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2dfd3c28e6b062cb9eb2bee28dcba05c3782ad3b4c7129f037a6dcd9c2ec1584/IMG_0061.jpg" data-mid="72558706" border="0" data-scale="89" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2dfd3c28e6b062cb9eb2bee28dcba05c3782ad3b4c7129f037a6dcd9c2ec1584/IMG_0061.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/32d7d0c9a5059941808caad361e5f78bf1db3109c7bd0790cdc4b62f8bc22889/IMG_0087.jpg" data-mid="72558714" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/32d7d0c9a5059941808caad361e5f78bf1db3109c7bd0790cdc4b62f8bc22889/IMG_0087.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b94fdec0070ade817f225980d205134d231875776bb4f98e7188500d55d79d83/IMG_0721-edited.jpg" data-mid="72521494" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b94fdec0070ade817f225980d205134d231875776bb4f98e7188500d55d79d83/IMG_0721-edited.jpg" />