work on paper nearly complete in the morning light. Last week at my artist residency at Kriti Gallery in Varanasi, India via @asialink_arts. I have another half dozen works on the go that I begun here that I’m not ready to go public with yet! A challenging and productive time here – ‘returning’ to India as a second generation Indian immigrant to Australia, all the feelings of connection and disconnection, entering this complex web of dynamics of privilege, witnessing the continuation of colonial legacies and trying to figure out my place amongst all of this through my practice. #creativeprocess #indianaustralian #colonialism #immigration #childofimmigrants #gratitude #protectedbyancestors #textaqueen #elephanttrunk #treetrunk #roots #uprooted #ancestry #workonpaper #selfportrait #studio (at Varanasi, India)