I think that in the diaspora, and among immigrants, religion becomes a vehicle for the transmission of cultural information, and cultural codes, and this does end up re-inscribing certain things about the religion - like caste. Caste discrimination and hierarchy… — Chitra Ganesh Copy Share Image
All existing art was religious until perhaps a hundred years ago. Within that there's obviously been lots of room for manipulation. I think that's because our current religion is capitalism. Capitalism has the functions of patronage, commissions, control of content,… — Chitra Ganesh Copy Share Image
I'm trying to make sure that the visual connections between the disparate elements are strong enough for the viewer to keep moving through the… — Chitra Ganesh Copy Share Image
It's interesting to think about connecting the dots within an archive in a different way than linearly or teleologically. It's a great delight to… — Chitra Ganesh Copy Share Image
The having of the ideas is quite otherworldly. And then the making of the art itself is quite scientific. It's a combination. L Doing… — Chitra Ganesh Copy Share Image
I'm more interested in moving toward writing stories - thinking about the graphic novel form, and just something more long-form. I did a lot… — Chitra Ganesh Copy Share Image
I love working with younger people. I feel like we need to catch up with them. In South Asian art it's important to address… — Chitra Ganesh Copy Share Image
I think that in the diaspora, and among immigrants, religion becomes a vehicle for the transmission of cultural information, and cultural codes, and this… — Chitra Ganesh Copy Share Image
I'm interested in representation that falls outside of what would be socially appropriate, or acceptable, or beautiful. The world is going through a very… — Chitra Ganesh Copy Share Image
I feel a disparity between my life in India within the home and my life outside the home - my life within public and… — Chitra Ganesh Copy Share Image
All existing art was religious until perhaps a hundred years ago. Within that there's obviously been lots of room for manipulation. I think that's… — Chitra Ganesh Copy Share Image
I was working within a figurative representational framework, and there was a sense of reading the painting as a transparency, or truth, or autobiography,… — Chitra Ganesh Copy Share Image
