EVERYWHERE WE BELONG
Typically used in South Asian fashion, embroidered mirrors and fabric pieces are the essence of South Asian vibrance. Applying them to objects beyond fashion offers a commentary on how South Asian artistry and culture belong in mainstream spaces like museums/exhibitions/hotels, not just weddings, runways, and Bollywood.
We belong everywhere.
Wonder
Series: Everywhere We Belong
Size: 100cm x 125cm
Medium: cardboard, textile, acrylic
Description: A tactile piece, Wonder exudes excitement and joy of color, fabric, and the reflective nature of mirrors. Neon and metallic colors elevate the pleasure and glamour of South Asian textiles.
*Exhibited in London and Athens at The Holy Art Gallery in September 2024
Marvel
Size: 100cm x 125cm
Medium: cardboard, textile, acrylic
Description: Marvel offers a mirrored image to its companion piece, Wonder.
Mirror Mirror
Size: 70cm by 66cm
Medium: Wood, canvas, textile
Description: Replacing a mirror with South Asian embroidered mirrors, giving a new spin to the fairy tale line “mirror mirror on the wall”.
*Exhibited virtually with The Influence Gallery from Geneva November 2024
Desi Disco
Size: 46cm Radius
Medium: Mirror textile, fabric, styrofoam
Description: Disco balls are a symbol of glamor and nightlife, and these Desi Disco balls are a fresh take on the originals, using South Asian embroidered mirrors, typically used to adorn clothing, and fashioning them, by hand, into an adapted fusion concept of a beloved symbol of festivity. The series includes multiple versions with varying sizes and designs. The idea is to take a decolonized approach to disco, dance, and pleasure.
*Exhibited at a community cultural event in Manchester, UK in
2023; commissions on-going
Desi Disco in the Desert
Collaboration with Dutch Photographer Ymke Raymakers
Size: [TBD for print]
Medium: Glass, fabric, Styrofoam
Description: As a companion to the Everywhere We Belong Series, this photograph is a part of a series with Dutch Photographer Ymke Raymakers featuring Tanya Malik’s Desi Disco balls.
Disco Oasis
Size: TBD based on print size preference
Medium: AI assisted image
Description: 3CQ’s first AI creation for sale - an AI interpretation of Everywhere We Belong, combining the peace and serenity of desert nature with the tradition and glamor of a desi disco aesthetic.
Decolonized Disco (INSTALLATION/ EXHIBITION CONCEPT)
Size: 15ft by 15ft
Medium: Persian rugs, sand, twine, handmade Pakistani Discoballs
Description: Using the artist’s Desi Disco ball pieces, this installation concept blends South Asian and Arabian rugs and sand to envoke an traditional ambience juxtaposed with flashy and contemporary disco aesthetic, highlighting the unintuitive yet agreeable blend of the two styles.
Desi Disco (INSTALLATION CONCEPT)
Series: Everywhere We Belong
Size: Medium - 34cm Radius; large - 46cm Radius
Medium: Glass, fabric, styrofoam
Description: Disco balls are a symbol of glamor and nightlife, and these Desi Discoballs are a fresh take on the originals, using South Asian embroidered mirrors, fashioning them, by hand, into an adapted fusion concept of a beloved symbol of festivity. The series includes multiple versions with varying sizes and designs. Setup concepts include displays in the desert and forest. The idea is to take a decolonized approach to disco, dance, and pleasure. All pieces were created between 2022-2024.
*Exhibited at a community cultural event in Manchester, UK in 2023;
commissions on-going