Disabled Dictionary: South Asia Edition 'र' (2022)

Disabled Dictionary: South Asia Edition 'र' (Speech therapist approved) comprises of 33 words from 5 South Asian languages that sound like the word, ‘reedh’ meaning ‘spine’ in Hindi. They have been titled and arranged as spinal vertebrae and further divided phonetically, according to the Hindi alphabet system. It is the disabled body as its own knowledge system and vocabulary. The accompanying layered paper objects resemble wood bark and shell, because layers, like spinal vertebrae and political solidarities, build strength in unity.

Title: Disabled Dictionary: South Asia Edition 'र' (Speech therapist approved)
Medium: Gouache, Coffee, Frieze magazine paper, sea-shell, and digital print on sanganeri paper
Size: 7.75 x 10 inches each
Year: 2022

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