Shelter series (Sudipta Das)
Her art focuses on forced and voluntary migrations due to climate change, losing everything they had and know.
_“_Das’s practice revolves around the tenacity, fragility, and importance that paper has in the lives of people. She transforms paper into doll-like sculptures, inspired by the Korean Dakjee doll-making technique. Her art focuses on forced and voluntary migrations due to climate change, losing everything they had and know. The miniature size of the human figures in the sculptures emphasises the magnitude of the issues faced by displaced people all over the world.” (Latitude 28 Gallery)
Shelter I, Sudipta Das, 2019, hanji paper, rice paper, watercolor, 13 19/100 × 13 19/100 × 5 31/100 in | 33.5 × 33.5 × 13.5 cm
Shelter 2, Sudipta Das, 2019, hanji paper, rice paper, watercolor, 13 19/100 × 13 19/100 × 5 31/100 in | 33.5 × 33.5 × 13.5 cm
Shelter 3, Sudipta Das, 2019, hanji paper, rice paper, watercolor, 13 19/100 × 13 19/100 × 5 31/100 in | 33.5 × 33.5 × 13.5 cm
Shelter 4, Sudipta Das, 2019, hanji paper, rice paper, watercolor, 13 19/100 × 13 19/100 × 5 31/100 in | 33.5 × 33.5 × 13.5 cm
Soaring to Nowhere, Sudipta Das, 2018, Mixed media with Hanji paper, 200 pieces approximately, 72 x 66 x 40 inches, image attribution (1), (2)
Das creates her own hanji and rice paper pulp to mold into her figures. Here is some footage of the behind-the-scenes processes — making, painting, studio.
Das was born in Assam, India. She studied in Santiniketan, West Bengal and her studio is located in Baroda.