Medium: Acrylic and laser-cutting on paper, canvas, metal and wood.
About Zoya Chaudhary
The works crafted from papers on canvas replicate the filtered screens, the Indo-Persian architectural feature, Jali, which is a recurring feature in Zoya’s works.
“The lineage of Jali designs is pertinent to my relationship with the Jali and why I use it as a reference in my practice, as I come from a mixed Hindu and Muslim parentage. This unique cultural union, which is rare between people, even in present-day India due to religious polarisation, is visible in the architecture, food, poetry, and many other aspects of Indian cultural heritage including the Jali, hence making it a strong starting point for me.
Entropy1 & 2
Concept Note
Crafted with rice paper glued on canvas.
Entropy series is a meditation on the need for both order and disruption to create new possibilities. Starting from a systemic geometric pattern from the centre, the forms disintegrate and spread, breaking away from the pattern system. The stamped text is inspired by Carl Jungs quote ‘In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order.’
repetition and predictability
in all chaos there is a cosmos
things begin things end
in all disorder a secret order
Im swept away
the need for disruption
