A teddy bear in indigo-blue printed cloth lies in an open, coffin-like box, its mouth crossed out in red and its body buried in torn scraps of red fabric. The lid rests beside it. Resistance mourns farmers who rose against forced indigo cultivation, only to be brutally silenced.
RESISTANCE
87 x 46 x 25 cm
Natural indigo-dyed and hand-block printed fabrics, sculpting wire, handmade soft toy with polyfill stuffing, and hand-cut fabric scraps
2026
A stand-alone installation inspired by Neel Bidroha, the Indigo Revolt of 1859–60, when Bengal's farmers rose against colonial planters and were brutally crushed.