Born in Kashmir in 1997, my practice spans across media like installation, sculpture, video, sound and material experimentation. My work examines the intersections of land, body, and power within the contested region of Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Grounded in narratives of indigeneity and state violence, my practice interrogates the ways in which invisible structures of occupation inscribe themselves onto both landscapes and bodies, rendering them sites of control, resistance, and survival. 

Through my work, I speculate on the dislocation of ancestral knowledge and cultural practices disrupted by colonial forces, framing the body as a persistent archive of these fragmented histories. My explorations move beyond conventional representations of conflict, seeking instead to reimagine the body’s relationship to land as an active process of remembering, reclaiming, and resisting erasure. By addressing the fragility and endurance of bodies that inhabit spaces of marginalization, I position the body not only as evidence of existence but as a site where political and ontological struggles are embodied and contested.

I use materials like silk, copper, leather, lead, plastic but central to my practice is saffron, a material connected to my lineage as a saffron farmer—a tradition upheld by my family for generations. This medium functions as a conduit for exploring the complex interrelations of identity, land, and culture, reflecting the socio-political dynamics of my native region.