The Citrus project was upcycling an old bra and using baked oranges to create a wearable piece. The bra was dyed with turmeric, and then the slices were applied with hot glue.
The oranges have a baked cookie scent that mixes with the turmeric scent to create a comforting scent.
The box that we tried creating was of a washing machine and present it in that of a laundry room.
We created a spinnable inside, attached to which were many lost items that one loses in the laundry. A large sock created from multiple fabric scraps soaked in various scents was attached to the opening to let people peak into the box and see the items.
Tried creating a walkthrough narrative piece that displays the story of a woman who has unrequited love from her lover. It is a creepy but open-to-interpretation piece that has three settings, each with a unique scent and interaction.
Music was used as a way to create how two lovers living in the mountains would try to find each other. They would only know the sound of each other's voices and the music.
The hangars represent the other individuals who they might meet and interact with to navigate and eventually meet each other on the other side.
We had two people participate in the interactive installation, one blindfolded and the other guiding them.
The Nine Songs in Chinese Shamanism are some of the most aromatically provocative poetry ever written.
The one I chose and translated was in the idea of a love so deep that it can manifest the symbolic and metaphorical into the literal and real.
Material: light source covered in polyfill, wire structure as the base.
Presented in a dark room
My avatar was that of a classical dancer that had the abilities to calm and put her audience to sleep.
I tried recreating a dancer's dressing room and how the magical powers of the avatar was in her hairpiece.
hand crotcheted with white yarn and embellished with pearls
I wanted to create a facemask that plays off the idea of how we have all missed human interactions, friendships, and the casual act of grabbing a coffee or a bite with a friend.
Reused the structure of an old facemask, plastic wrap and condiment packets.
Before any occasion in India or even the beginning and end of our days, we light a diyaa. The lighting of it is meant to symbolize the goodness in the world and the hope and want for bright joy in the face of any difficulties.
Material: origami large-scale flowers stacked and layered in different sizes, wire for support, fairy lights, chiffon colored fabric to extend to the ceiling, rose water, scent
presented in a dark room for illumination
Hand-knitted baby sock out of yarn functions as a scent sachet
Pinewood shavings, dried rose petals, and scent activated with a drop of light floral with a dropper.
It's symbolic of childhood nostalgia and represents a grandmother's unconditional love for her grandchild, the love, care, and a pure form of love that exists in the world.
The myth of Pitys the goddess for Pinetree is that. She was in love with Pan and the north wind Borealis was in love with her. When she rejected his advances, he blew her over a cliff. The goddess Gaia took pity on her and turned her into a Pinetree when she made an impact with the ground.
We tried recreating childhood nostalgia in the form of the doll house we used to construct when we were younger. It is a reference to my grandparents place in kolkota.
Green: moss, twigs, fresh cut grass, pinewood
Stone: rocks, acetone, jute
Dark Woods: pinewood, lemongrass, kale
Smoke: charcoal, cigarette residue, rusted nails
Light Floral: rose petals, mint leaves,
Body: tide pods, jute, makeup remover
Sweet: cocoa, marshmallows, icing sugar
Citrus: baked orange slices, lemon essential oils
Resinous: patchouli, saffron, vanilla essence
Dark Floral: hibiscus, rose water, shampoo, saffron,
Uncomfortable classroom noises to imitate the loud silences and anxiousness begore tests