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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A WOMAN?

This was a response and reply for Nirbhaya which left the world shocked and angry in 2012. It made me contemplate the role of women in society.

As a woman artist who had just returned to India I wanted to reflect on the struggle that a woman faces in a changing Indian society. She may be homebound and outgoing. She is a creator and also has the capacity to destroy, like Durga. Calm rivers and angry seas all have a space within her. She can be peaceful & loving and can also strike you if provoked. I wanted contrary qualities to have a space next to each other within this visual. I used the medium of pen to meditate on paper as a way to calm down and let things settle in my mind.

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