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Shelter: for the time being

Jayashree Chakravarty has created a cocoon for the Kochi-Muziris Biennale and suspended it from the ceiling of her exhibition space. Long rolls and sheets of handmade paper in dark, earthy colours, betel nut fibre, jute, dry grass – all held together by copper wire – form a sort of large tent. When you step inside, you feel as though you are in a brown, earthy cocoon close to the source of life.
Hanging on the walls outside the cocoon are several large paintings, created using the same kind of natural materials. Chakravarty’s exhibition space makes the natural processes of decay and regeneration visible and tangible in an artistic way.

Photos of the week: Jayashree Chakravarty, Shelter: for the time being (2025) and paintings (2025), 6th Kochi-Muziris Biennale, India 2026