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The Portrait of a Tree in a Jharokha
49 x 65 cm
Watercolor and Gouache on Wasli Paper
2024
To cultivate the ability to envision flora as regal figures, this work seeks to champion the idea of granting personhood to the botanical world, challenging the prevailing patriarchal attitude towards ecology.
What kind of world would I inhabit, if trees were the rulers and kings?
The work takes reference from existing Mughal miniatures and replaces the portraits of kings and rules with those of trees.
This painting reflects on the interconnectedness of nature and humanity, to subvert the traditional attitudes that marginalize the significance of ecological balance.
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