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Aspirations

Ceropegio odorata

Fool's Gold

Journal Entries

Red List 1

Submerged Suburbia 1

Submerged Suburbia 2

Submerged Suburbia 3

Submerged Suburbia 4

Triptych 1 Melons

Triptych 2 Pepper

Triptych 3 Clitoria

Triptch 6 Mint Lime malabar spinach

Triptych 5 Peas

Triptych 7 Hollyhock

Reclamation 1

Reclamation 2

The Anchorite's Armchair: A Seat for the Soul

Pinned Pappaelions

All Passion Spent: Monstrance 1

A Taste of Victory of Love over Hate

Fossil Herbarium 2

Fossil Herbarium 3

Fossil Herbarium 1

City Forest 1

City Forest 2

City Forest 3

Magnolia white

Pink Magnolia 2

Parrot tulips 1,2,3

Magnolia pink

Neel Japakusum

Nasturtium

Hibiscus Red

Red Hibiscus

Hibiscus Pink

Hibiscus Red and Copper

Hibiscus Blue

Gulmohar Yellow

Gulmohar Red

Triptych 4 Seed Bank

Red Dahlia

ltd ed poppies

Ladys Slipper Orchid

Laburnum

Kela phool aur phal

Kaddu

Agasthya

Kachnar

Anar

Hybrid 1

47"x35"x20"ht

PU on FRP

2014

The sculptures Hybrids 1, 2 & 3 reflect the process of hybridization in plants which is a progressive step, whereas in urban development terms it has been regressive. The sculpture moves from its natural colours to slowly bleaching out all its colours completely. The growth of the termite tubes on its body, with building clusters at locations where growth is critical, simulates the way pests attack plants.

This sculpture reflects the process of hybridization in plants. Human's have cross pollinated plants to either increase their size, nutritional values or colour for artistic appeal for centuries, once the science of cross breeding was understood. Usually this is seen as a progressive step but in modern times we are seeing plants having their reproductive cycle interrupted by biotechnology for commercial gain and plants having to adapt to increasing environmental stress due to climate change and heavy urbanisation destroying their natural habitats.  Hybrids 3, the last in a series of parrot tulip sculptures, is inspired by the Dutch "Tulip Mania" of the 16th Century. The exotic over breeding of the Dutch commercial tulip business commanded staggering prices before the first recorded economic "bubble" collapsed. In the final sculpture in the series we see the effect of commercial exploitation, economic recessions and global warming having a regressive impact. The sculpture is bleached of it's natural colours. While white is predominantly associated with tranquility and peace, here in India it is also associated with death. The final tulip has been bleached and etiolated, it's form petrified into a terrible beauty signifying loss and environmental collapse due to human greed.

Hybrid 3

Hybrid 4,5

Glory Lilly

Dahlia 1

Cattleya Orchid 3

Cymbidium tigrinum

Cattleya Orchid 2

Cattleya Orchid 1

Black Tulip

Banana1

Banana2

Square Petal

Transcendence

True Gold

Untitled 1

Untitled 2

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