Hema Shironi Sri Lankan, b. 1991
Please Fill Out the Form for Free Rice and a Healthy Diet, 2024
Appliqué and Hand Embroidery on Rice Bag
52 x 75 cm
20 1/2 x 29 1/2 in
20 1/2 x 29 1/2 in
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Hema Shironi explores the intersection of welfare initiatives and identity politics in her work ‘Please Fill Out the Form for Free Rice and a Healthy Diet’. Through applique and embroidery,...
Hema Shironi explores the intersection of welfare initiatives and identity politics in her work ‘Please Fill Out the Form for Free Rice and a Healthy Diet’. Through applique and embroidery, the artist translates text from Tamil to Sinhala, aiming to counter the politics of ethnolinguistic identity that plays out in aid distribution.
Exhibitions
Families 'Not' In The ListSaskia Fernando Gallery 2024