Size:
995 mm x 1290 mm
Medium:
Vegan Leather on Vintage Textile
Hand- stitched on sacred Indian fabrics, this work gently subverts the cultural iconography of dairy, returning the cow’s body and innocence to her. The pastel whimsy contrasts with the realities of modern dairy systems, transforming a simple dessert into an ethical, spiritual metaphor.
Vegan for the Animals is a hand- stitched meditation on innocence, made from vintage Indian textiles once used to wrap spiritual scriptures, now reimagined with vegan leather appliqué and meticulous cross- stitch work. Through a deliberately childlike visual language, the series restores gentleness to beings often unseen, placing them within a sanctuary of colour, play, and reverence.
While whimsical on the surface, the works stand in quiet opposition to the violence normalised in modern food systems. They draw from plant- based cultures, longevity studies, and the artist’s own spiritual practice- suggesting that compassion toward animals and nourishment for humans spring from the same moral root.
In a contemporary world marked by factory farming, discarded male chicks, and industrialised cruelty, these naïve forms become a radical counter- gesture: an insistence that innocence is not an aesthetic, but a worldview.
