TO RELEASE YOU

This work was a material exploration of homesickness—a universal feeling of deep connection to, and loss of, one’s homeland and the people who create a sense of home. It sought to preserve and freeze in time the fleeting moments spent with family.

The installation featured hand-stitched embroidery of my family members' faces, created from scanned images. These embroidered portraits were encased in ice alongside Hindi words from a chant omnipresent in our home, which translates to: ‘Mother, Father, with whom shall I seek refuge? You are irreplaceable.’

This act of preservation symbolized an attempt to hold onto the details, emotions, and connections that define the essence of home.

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To Release You. Fabric in Ice. Emily Carr University.