NEELA  (INDIGO ) " Reconciliation"

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This installation collection is designed with an unwavering focus on sustainability and the well-being of those around me, the community, and the environment.

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I find it invigorating to work with organic, evolving materials that give my work a sense of vitality. I financed this project's initial phase and am now pursuing two distinct paths: a homeware collection and a wearable art line. Every fabric is sourced from nearby communities and prepped with traditional Indian cleaning techniques, using only rainwater. Through careful meditation, I carefully arrange each item to ensure uniqueness and individuality.

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This piece of fabric is meant to represent either excessive consumption or reduction. The pattern has been altered through traditional hand dyeing and sewing techniques, resulting in a wabi-sabi-like aesthetic. The fabric was dipped in a dye made from organic Indigo leaves and pigments, undergoing the process 15 times. The result reflects the remnants left behind by a single leaf. I use whole leaves and powder, ash water, tamarind pulp as a fermenting agent, crushed date powder, Henna, cereal bran, and nothing else for my Indigo vats.

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With a meditative mindset, I devoted myself to crafting this compilation. Despite the sky and sea's appearing blue, it's merely a visual illusion. Plunging a cloth into the ocean won't dye it blue. This hue is enigmatic - visible to our eyes yet non-existent. Donning blue attire could evoke a sensation of being swathed in ancient avatar messages.

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This is the story of a visible blue stitch!

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