Clay · pulp · 2020Bhurukuwa Dawn
Works emerging from the earth itself — clay, cotton pulp, husk and colour pigment. Shrine Empire Gallery New Delhi 2020. First light of dawn, when form emerges from darkness.
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Clay and Pulp
Paper as terrain — hand-beaten fibre, clay, husk and mineral colour
Earth-emerging works where cotton pulp behaves like mud, husk holds light, and pigment settles like first dawn on soil. From the Shrine Empire solo to the home series and the ongoing studio alchemy. "Bhurukuwa" evokes the first light of dawn, when form emerges from darkness.
Clay · pulp · 2020
Cotton pulp · 2014Ghar Dwaar — About This Home
An engagement with cotton paper pulp — formed by hand, coloured through invigorating hues, evoking the simple life on the hinterland. Quiet. Pulp Friction. Made with master papermaker Richard Hungerford.
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Process · 2023–ongoingWorking with Pulp
STPI challenged Shambhavi to explore hand-beaten pulp and mineral pigments. Abaca fibre, hand-hammering, ochre and indigo — each sheet becomes terrain where materiality becomes language. Sheets 12x18 to 24x36in, 2023 and ongoing.
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