2015
Kolkata is famous for its street-side tea served in small, handmade clay cups. Treated as organic disposables, drinkers casually toss their cup after the final sip, fracturing it upon the ground. During my first year in the city, I couldn’t part with these handmade pieces; instead discreetly placing each used cup within my bag.
The collection grew thick with symbolism as I considered themes of consumption, permanence and memory. I began to imprint memories into certain cups- one with a burn mark, another with a noticeable lipstick impression- branding them with a particular moment in time.
2015
- Untitled, wasp nest paper, metal strainer, approx. 3″ round, 2015
- Studio inspiration board, 2014
- Mockup ideas, construction paper, puja fabric, 2015
- Paper Lotus, cardboard, approx. 24″ round, 2014
