Medium - Silk Thread 

Dimensions - 44*240

Description of Artwork:

Hand-woven Patola Silk Saree & Mixed Media Drape

Long before the advent of Silicon Valley and modern microprocessors, the binary language of 0s and 1s existed in the mechanical precision of the Jacquard loom. Invented to weave complex patterns through a sequence of punched cards, this binary mechanism became the foundational precursor to modern computing. 

This drape transforms my grandmother’s treasured Patola saree into a living bridge between ancestral textile craft and contemporary technology. Double-Ikat Patola weaving requires mathematical exactness, aligning warp and weft threads to create intricate geometric motifs—a physical embodiment of algorithmic logic.

Draped over a life-sized elephant sculpture for *The Great Elephant Migration*, this piece draws a sacred parallel between human and wild matriarchs. Just as elephant matriarchs pass down generational memory and migratory pathways to ensure the survival of their herds, our human grandmothers pass down cultural wisdom, memory, and code through the heirlooms they leave behind. Grandmother’s Code is a celebration of maternal lineage, technological history, and the sacred threads that bind human innovation to the natural