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“As a woman born into the Untouchable caste, my body has been historically denied access to temples; but as an artist I contend that I create my own sanctified space.”

“Bread as a subject is as flexible as its materiality. It’s a touchstone to so many other things and allows people to focus on how they relate to themselves, others and the earth.”

“On arriving at Firstdraft I couldn’t believe the sound of the bells coming from St Mary’s Cathedral.”

“I was looking to position the works in a way that relied on the existing architecture.”

“Poetry is the space I find my thoughts and activism can live most fully and complexly.”

“As a disabled woman your body is always being judged on its performance and image.”

“For me, it is a symbolic surface that represents the West; the East has been colonised and exoticised by canvas.”

“Art is an outlet for things that don’t have an outlet but that need to be let out.”

“For me, turning clothing into remedial objects was about unpacking my internal relationships to visibility and subverting the symbolic power of garments.”

“The materials I use and the practices related to them provide a way for me to process my experiences of culture on my own terms.”

“Sterotypes are insidious and even in resistance I question how I am unknowingly participating.”

“Being a part of a network where you can support those in your community and they in return support you, keeps me striving as a young artist.”