A curation of women muralists who carve out culture and heritage in their own contemporary ways by South Indian Illustrator/ Muralist, Osheen Siva

Art has no beginning and no end; each piece takes form as a result of moments experienced that not only brought the artist into existence but brought the artist to see life as they do, and in turn, to create as they do.

Sid, through varied styles and mediums, explores the state of restlessness that we all feel as artists and individuals. He raises the question of what is the collective impact of the things we consume – be it media or the products of hype culture.

Inspired by her Tamil and Dalit heritage, and fueled by speculative fiction, Osheen Siva weaves a future universe of amalgamation and imaginations. In this world, aberrations and exceptions thrive — as her mutated beings bask in their unique feminine energy, heal, and reclaim their power. Weaving the fabrics of past and present, heritage and futurity, Siva imagines a future of solidarity and sisterhood, of resilience, and of manifestation of her ancestral dreams.

Independence from a foreign country did not ensure independence or equality for all people. Witness glimpses of a history that’s dramatically different from what your schoolbooks taught you-the history of a people who have been systemically forbidden from accessing true independence even today, and yet, their visions of equality and cosmopolitanism shine through.