Rithika Merchant b. 1986
Daughters of the Sky, 2019
Gouache and ink on paper
(HSN Code: 9701)
(HSN Code: 9701)
29 x 23.5 inches
Copyright Rithika Merchant 2019
The myth of the swan madien refers to aerial women who shape-shift between human and avian forms, but with more vulnerable captivity in the former of having to adhere to...
The myth of the swan madien refers to aerial women who shape-shift between human and avian forms, but with more vulnerable captivity in the former of having to adhere to rules of child bearing, and commitment to human men. This contrast between the ariel form owning the ever expanding sky and the internal agony of trying to ascend this paradoxical loop of involvement with humans and rejection of the laws that govern them, is depicted in the cockeyed wings of the swan, eyes filled with stoic agony and a feathered animal hybrid, preventing or aiding its flight.
Written by Shaleen Wadhwana
Written by Shaleen Wadhwana
Exhibitions
Osmosis | Curated by Shaleen Wadhwana, TARQ, Mumbai, 2019Literature
1. Navigating Rithika Merchant’s fantastical worlds steeped in modern myth - Design Pataki, July 8, 2019(https://www.designpataki.com/navigating-rithika-merchants-fantastical-worlds-steeped-modern-myth/)
2. Dna India_ Rinky Kumar_ osmosis Press coverage_Page_1
(https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-the-circle-of-life-and-death-2761639)
