We’re thrilled to announce that Devi Seetharam’s major work, Akasha Malli (Cork Flower), has been acquired by the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

The work forms part of the artist’s acclaimed Brothers, Fathers and Uncles series which has been exhibited at prominent exhibitions worldwide, most notably the 5th edition of Kochi-Muziris Biennale.

The artist remarks of the project:

“The purpose of this series is to visually narrate the tales of my culture, the historical context and current realities. As we move forward with equality, I draw from my own cultural heritage and its need to recognise the void in this aspect. This series reflects a world where men wield the authority to occupy public space, wrapped in their traditional white mundu, a symbol of their purity, that legitimises their self-granted sense of status and privilege. Women in their world are reduced to symbolic figures of beauty and desire. Objects that can be undermined with impunity. My series Brothers, Fathers and Uncles illustrates a world where the postures and the remnants at the feet speak louder than the unseen and unheard conversations beyond the frames.”