Arinjoy Sen

This installation, a triptych of interwoven threads, drawings, and narratives, has been made in collaboration with marginalised artisans represented by the SHE Kantha collective in Bengal, India. The project Bengali Song imagines planetary survival by prioritising respect between diverse ecologies and peoples. The frontiers of such knowledge forms are the laboratories of this future: experiential, technical, and creative.
Architecture is a product of these frontier laboratories, informed by many forms of knowledge. Bengali Song positions the architect as giving voice to marginalised peoples, reified by conceptually and physically crafting their own narrative. Inspired by the many hands involved in the making of Khudi Bari, this work involves digital drawings interpreted through artisanal practices, such as traditional kantha embroidery by female artisans from SHE Kantha, giving rise to an interwoven body of work.

Technical collaborators
SHE Kantha: Malika Varma and Kantha artisans Anima, Tapati, Kakoli, Sabina, Ajija and Manjila
With special thanks to
Marina Tabassum, Shumi Bose
With the additional support of
African Futures Institute