installation
Textile
Derived from
the Constitution
Bonds
Brief :
This piece explores the themes of memory, generational trauma, and the quiet erasure of history.
The filled boxes symbolize the fragments of memory—moments from the Partition that remain vivid and preserved. In contrast, the empty boxes reflect the gradual fading of these memories, lost with each passing generation. The further the piece extends downward, the more the absence expands, echoing how untold stories and lived experiences risk vanishing into silence. It’s a meditation on remembering, forgetting, and the fragile thread that connects us to the past.
Design Process :
This piece was created through a slow, hands-on process of dyeing natural yarns with pomegranate and onion peels, knotting them into a woven ladder, and filling each square with handmade paper embedded with dried flowers and seeds—each element representing fragments of memory. The final installation, suspended from found wood, descends toward a ground scattered with wax-coated pomegranate seeds and broken plaster, bridging the gap between the structure and the viewer’s space. The wax serves as a symbol of preservation and distance—encasing memory in a way that protects but also obscures it, much like how stories of generational trauma are passed down, softened, or lost over time.
