A Reading Path down a Rabbit Hole: Sudipta Das
Selected conversations, interviews and profiles with Bangladeshi-Assamese handmade paper pulp artist Sudipta Das
Quotes & images
Sudipta Das transforms hand-made paper pulp into doll-like sculptures depicting the severity of climate-forced migration. Here are some of her most holistic interviews to get to know her as an artist.
Are your works political comments or emotional reactions to politics?
I used the word ‘paper maché’ to describe your work and you said that is not correct. Can you explain the technique you learned in Korea and how you make it Indian?
My view of the world somewhat conflicts to the messages in your work, regarding immigration. But I feel moved by the humanness of your work. Do you meet that feedback often?
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Profiles and interviews
- Sudipta Das in Conversation (December 2019)
- Artist Sudipta Das’s doll-like sculptures share the trauma of the displaced (The Indian Express, Vandana Kalra, January 2020)
- Sudipta Das: In Her Own Words (Hand Papermaking, Vol. 36, Summer 2021)