HER DARK MATERIALS

AADITI JOSHI'S FIRST SOLO SHOW IN DELHI CASTS A CRITICAL EYE AT THE USE OF POLYPROPYLENE BAGS, WITH THE MATERIAL ITSELF BECOMING A STATEMENT

- Neha Kirpal

A new exhibition in Delhi highlights the ability to transform recycled plastics-specifically polypropylene bagsinto art pieces. Blurring the lines between painting, sculpture and textile, Aaditi Joshi's artworks continue her earlier series, where she explores the versatility of repurposed polypropylene woven bags used for transport of sand and concrete.

The material is intrinsically connected to the Mumbai-based artist's observations of the city's rapidly industrialising landscape, its physical transformation as well as the underlying tensions between industrial progress and ecological responsibility. "The evolving urban sprawl, the juxtaposition of development and decay, and the changing relationship between humans and their environment have all inspired this body of work," she says.