Sujata Setia
Dartford, United Kingdom
Sujata is an Indian-born British artist. Her background in journalism informs her research-based, socially engaged practice. She combines traditional artistic interventions and photography to call attention to the boundaries of cultural imperialism, where subaltern histories are exiled.
Instagram: @sujatasetia
A Thousand Cuts
“A thousand Cuts” studies patterns of domestic abuse in the South Asian culture through personal narratives of survivors.
The continuous act of chipping at the soul of the abused, is expressed by making cuts on the portrait of the participant with a knife. The paper used to print the portrait is a thin A4 sheet, depicting the fragility of her existence.
It is a collaborative and an ongoing project that draws on interviews with 21 women (with support from SHEWISE UK) and analyses the interactional and emotional processes of the first public disclosure of their private reality.