Letters of Haunting (2022 - 2023)
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Par Nair
Letters of Haunting, 2022-2023
hand embroidery on mother’s silk saree
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In this series, I write letters of love, frustration, and longing to my mother and ancestors to reflect on how intergenerational knowledge can be passed down through clothing. These 15- to 20-year-old Kancheepuram silk sarees are traditionally worn by South Indian women for special occasions or weddings. I seek to understand the memories and stories attached to these sarees that were shared between my mother, aunts, and grandmothers. By using a floating embroidery technique, I explore the complexities that come with having a hybrid identity. From the front, the letters appear full; from the back, dotted, empty, and knotted up. In this intimate process of reaching, in this touching and mourning, I feel at home. —Par Nair
Purple saree on the right:
This poem is inspired by the memories I have of my grandmother who passed away when I was young. While writing about her in relation to a garden,…
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Letters of Haunting (2022 - 2023)
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Par Nair
Letters of Haunting, 2022-2023
hand embroidery on mother’s silk saree
Courtesy of the artist
In this series, I write letters of love, frustration, and longing to my mother and ancestors to reflect on how intergenerational knowledge can be passed down through clothing. These 15- to 20-year-old Kancheepuram silk sarees are traditionally worn by South Indian women for special occasions or weddings. I seek to understand the memories and stories attached to these sarees that were shared between my mother, aunts, and grandmothers. By using a floating embroidery technique, I explore the complexities that come with having a hybrid identity. From the front, the letters appear full; from the back, dotted, empty, and knotted up. In this intimate process of reaching, in this touching and mourning, I feel at home. —Par Nair
Purple saree on the right:
This poem is inspired by the memories I have of my grandmother who passed away when I was young. While writing about her in relation to a garden,…
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