Patchmina
The Patchmina collection originated in the congenital urge to recycle.
It began with bags made with scraps of discarded fabric, used for presents instead of gift paper. But no – it began decades before that, with scraps of discarded fabric my grandmother, Devi Bijlani, would cut into circles using a cardboard template. We sewed them into flowers which she’d use to make colourful covers. When I made some for this piece, which is inspired my Matisse’s Pensief, I named it Devi, after her.
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Chain smoker
For an outline in chain stitch - chain smoker, what else ...
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Sangharsh
In prayer - as in daily life - she sits behind.
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Censored
Framed in wedding sari border - chaste as it is, censored on principle. Collection of Sonu Bijlani
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Waterlilies
Gita's discarded chiffon stuffed into Candy's discarded cassette boxes ... inadvertently produced a simulation of Monet's Waterlilies ...
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Patchmina boxes
The possibilities are endless.
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Bhadrakali
Primordial
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peel slowly and see
The Velvet Underground’s 1967 debut album had a controversial cover by Andy Warhol: the image of a banana with a “Peel Slowly And See” instruction. The banana peel was a sticker that revealed a flesh-coloured fruit beneath. This art work presents a pale imitation of Andy Warhol’s banana, embellished with crotchet flowers created from audio cassette tape.
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