A series of cyanotypes that began with the idea of making love to the Sun. The ancient Indian archetype of Surya Bhagawan — the eternal witness, the illuminating presence — meets the body, the domestic object, the cosmos.

Printed on archival cotton, each work is a solar contact print. Found objects — jigsaw puzzle pieces, lace, scissors, a Christmas star — become sacred geometries when pressed against the sun-sensitive surface.

Essay by John Xaviers Arackal — Assistant Curator, 4th Kochi Biennale · Program Head, India Foundation for the Arts