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Isolated memories of places, journeys, events recalled from the past can find a home in the found object.We go to the sea to reflect; to enjoy ourselves. Parts of our lives are left behind, such as chards of wood, plastic, shoes, drinks bottles.

There is an analogy between these discarded objects and the dislocation that individuals may feel when they are exiled from their place of origin. The coastline itself marks an important boundary, an ambivalent site which marks the frontier of slavery, colonialism and migration but also denotes the positivity of diasporan experience.

My practice involves collecting objects. My work takes various forms, mainly painting and installation. Working with a variety of cultural artefacts, the theme of identity provides the connection. I seem drawn to my native Indian culture trying to interpret my present surroundings with far-away childhood experiences in mind.

Education
Cardiff Institute, University of Wales, MA Fine Art, 1999

Exhibitions
Feb-Nov 2006 'Waiting Rooms Exhibition'- A Creating Routes project touring venues: Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Warneford Hospital
May 2006 'The Button Map' St Philip and St James school, Oxfordshire Artweeks
Jan 2006: 'Re-worked', Washington Gallery, Cardiff
'Quest: The Artist as Pilgrim', Ovada Gallery, Oxford
'Flight', Stroud House Gallery, Stroud
May 2005: 'The Hero' open studio for Oxfordshire Artweeks
June 2004: 'The Hero' Installation for Oxford Water Festival
March 2003: 'All our cultures', Oriel Myrdinn Gallery, Carmarthen
April 2001: Tibet Exhibition 2001, Basement Gallery, Nottingham
Sept 1999: MA show, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
June 1995: 'Rock Faces', Solo show, Lauderdale House Gallery, London

Residencies
May 2004: Early Years Unit, St Philip and St James primary school
June-July 2005: St Philip and St James primary school

Publications
'Tracing the International' Issue: Internationalism and Arts of Cross-Culture, The Cutting Edge, vol 4, 2002
'Quest: Artist as Pilgrim' review of Solveigh Goett's work at Ovada Gallery, www.a-n.co.uk
'Arts in Health: Evaluation within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services', Mental Health Practice, November 2006

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