Three silkscreen prints on cotton, sheep wool thread embroideries, mixed cotton
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Paying homage to the artist’s grandmother and a resilient matrilineal lineage, this work emphasizes the diverse textile culture of Nepal, its tradition of craft practices now increasingly replaced by contemporary mass production. In a gesture that conveys the warmth and place-making provided by her loved ones, Rajbhandari screen-prints photographs of her family onto shawls commonly found in the Kathmandu Valley and similar to those once worn by her grandmother. Underscoring the impact of these portraits, the artist has said: “We also have to see how the artworks live in the experiences of people. I don’t want people to believe that art lives only in the objects.”
New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging, September 14, 2025–January 17, 2026
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