Krupali Kathiriya

I’m Krupali Kathiriya from Jetpur (saurastra) Gujarat. I completed my Bachelors in Painting from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. I am inexorably drawn to capturing the lifeless forms of fish on fabric. Their rigid, yet elegantly contorted bodies, hold a mesmerizing allure for me. The glassy, vacant stare of their eyes is particularly transfixing, seeming to hold a profound and unspoken narrative. I have explored image-making through various mediums, including fabric dyeing, ceramics, fresco painting (different techniques). Fabric dyeing and painting holds a profound connection to my roots and heritage, allowing me to express my visuals in different manner.

For me, the fascination lies not in the symbolic associations of fish with love, prosperity, or fertility, but rather in the tale of mortality that their lifeless bodies convey. The frozen, expressionless gaze of the dead fish speaks to me of “The story of their Death.