My drawings engage with the visual language of architecture, not merely as structural design but as a complex manifestation of geopolitical and cultural narratives. Using pen and ink, I adopt the precision and clarity of architectural drafts to explore how built environments reflect, impose, or resist systems of power and belief.
The linearity of my compositions mirrors the rigid order of planning, yet within that order lies a tension—between what is built and what is lived, what is designed and what is experienced. Each drawing becomes a site of contemplation where the viewer is invited to consider how architecture shapes, and is shaped by, cultural identity and political intention.
Color plays a vital symbolic role in my work. I intentionally use orange and green inks—colors that are visually contrasting in color theory and politically charged within the contemporary Indian context. These hues evoke the polarization of communal identities, touching on the deep and often contested intersections of religion, nationhood, and representation in India’s socio-political landscape.
Through this series, I aim to raise questions about how spaces are constructed—physically, ideologically, and emotionally—and how these constructions influence the ways we live, remember, and belong.