16/07/2025
Round 9 | The grant will support Vasudhaa Narayanan’s project 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵, that builds upon the relationships between the feminine, the social, and the patriarchal. In an attempt to uncover the several layers of shame, guilt, and patriarchal pressures that are inherent in the lives of women in India, she will engage in intimate and personal conversations with them and discuss the complex relationships they have with their own bodies.
Narayanan shares, “the project began with a quiet conversation in Tamil, in which I asked my mother whether blemished fruit should be discarded. She responded, “They’re not spoiled, they’re just hurt.” This metaphor forms the emotional and conceptual spine of the work.”
Vasudhaa Narayanan is an artist and researcher exploring gender, domesticity, and the body through photography, text, sculpture, and performance. Her work uses conceptual imagery to interrogate ideas of otherness, and examine how social, cultural and political structures govern bodily autonomy, and shape women’s lived experiences. She is based in Maharashtra, India.
Image credit:
Vasudhaa Narayanant: Colleen O’ Toole
[Generator, Experimenter, Experimenter Labs, artist fund, grants]
