Loco-Foco-Motto
Artist :Hema Upadhyay
IndiaLocation : Aberdeen Centre, Richmond and the Richmond Art Gallery
Media : Matchsticks
Chandeliers, often ornate, with dozens of lamps and intricately cut crystal prisms, have traditionally symbolized wealth and status. Hema Upadhyay constructs her “Loco-Foco-Motto” chandeliers out of treated combustible fiberboard and matchsticks, using a material that is highly flammable, she creates an environment of anxiety, tension and danger. She often places shadows on the floor and wall underneath the chandeliers; depictions of herself posing as someone who possesses these objects of rank. Mumbai based, Hema Upadhyay often works in mixed media with themes that focus on issues of migration and Diaspora in India. Imagery of Indian religious symbols and feminine references are often present in her work.
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