Oil bar, saree fabric, coloured pencil on wooden panel
24x30in
2026

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I first began incorporating saree fabric into my artwork during undergrad in 2015 as a way to explore my experience as a Bengali immigrant raised in Canada. While preparing for my first Artist Project in 2026 — Canada’s largest independent art fair — those ideas resurfaced naturally through this piece.

Split explores the feeling of carrying multiple versions of yourself at once. Different identities emerge depending on what life demands, and this work sits in the tension between those shifting states.

The red saree fabric references intimacy, memory, and devotion. In many South Asian cultures, red is associated with marriage, and here it becomes a reflection of my relationship to art itself — a lifelong commitment to making.

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