Cut From the Same Cloth
2023
Cut From the Same Cloth was initiated as a universal odyssey dedicated to exploring the self and its relationship with the spiritual cosmos. In this body of work, Seema Kohli enquired into the limits of her own art practice by constantly blurring the boundaries between myth and reality, self and the other.
Her work primarily celebrated the female form and Shakti — the feminine cosmic energy that is the source of all powers of creation and destruction. Employing the fundamental tenets of Buddhism, Hinduism, Sufism, Sikhism, and Greek mythology, her personal emphasis lay on the cyclic nature of existence.
The project consisted of 15 artworks embroidered with silk and cotton threads, beads, and sequins on untreated canvas cloth, three paintings in acrylic with gold and silver leaf on canvas, and 18 drawings executed with gold leaf and inks on archival paper.
During the development of the project, Kohli acquired a weaving loom and a charkha from Panipat weavers, which became part of the installation. The project culminated in a multidimensional performance at the amphitheatre at Bikaner House.
Bikaner House, New Delhi, presented by Gallerie Nvya