1st to 20th December- Wings

Its the end of the year, its the time to move. Make adjustments, push a little, make it through the last days to make it into a whole new year with endless possibilities! So, its time to travel, to get out, to move, to run, to go places. Grow your own wing/wings!

21st to 30th Nov '11- Small Tarpaulin Bags- Yellow + Orange

They are finally here! Took soooooo long!
There are two colours- Orange & Yellow tarpaulin lined with fabrice inside! Anyway very few! Only 20 pieces! Rs. 400 each! So if you want to buy 1! Email me at siddhikalahori@gmail.com and we ll figure logistics!

Hope you like them :D

29th March '11- Ripped

Sometimes all it takes is a slight tear for the whole thing to get ripped. And how do you show ripping? well through stretching and pulling and when it has to be done all quietly, inside your head the colours are muted and sober. Here are some inside screaming works. Hope you understand what I mean.

14th Feb onwards- My Tarpaulin Bags with Art O2

Moochi Man

Unda

Choti

The Inside of the Bags

So, Ive designed these Blue Tarpaulin bags and Art O2 have produced it. They are available in 3 designs- Moochi Man, Unda and Choti. Each bag is priced at 1000 Rs. Please contact me on siddhikalahori@gmail.com or Leandre- 9870292736 or you can book through the website- http://www.artoxygen.org/?p=1184

Hope you like it, buy it and love it!

About the Works

Shimmery blue is the heart of Siddhika’s works. The tarpaulin – a characteristic of Indian cities, an object draped around houses or stores that protect and shelter marginalized migrants and workers. The deep sea blue that dots the panorama of Mumbai is an inspiration for Lahori who has transformed the tarpaulin into a series of bags.

By transferring common and traditional objects like the tarpaulin, bindis and cloth, her designs become a patchwork that is both harsh and delicate, worn out and fresh.

The Unda is an allegorical work, the unda or egg or zero is a childlike rendition of the concept of the zero as nothing and everything at the same instance.

Moochi & Choti is a recalling of how India was once illustrated and depicted folk artists. It is an innocent and childlike version combining a vision of the past in the use of design and materials with a more contemporary and youthful present. Through her works, Lahori invents new ways of seeing and using common objects as she pieces together, by hand, the Unda, Moochi and Choti.

5th Feb - 13th Feb- The Tarpaulin Princess- The search for Love- Kala Ghoda 2011

For those who missed the performance at Kala Ghoda, these are few images from the whole thing. Hope you like the works of trapaulin transformed into clothes and bags. 

The women getting ready

Tha Tarpaulin Princess ready.

Her Clues to find the Prince- Bow

Her Clues to find the Prince- Moochi

Ready to find him

The prince getting Ready

The First Imposter

The First Imposter meets the Prince

The Second Imposter

The Second Imposter meets the Prince

Making sure the Prince knows who he is looking for

The Prince finds the Princess? Making sure this time she is the right one.

Blue Happiness!

The Tarpaulin People-(l to r) Mayura, Dipti, Vikrant, Sneha

The Blue Team and Me!