Dar – Dara – Dariya

The dari (rug) is where we rest after a long day. But what happens when burden and distress seep in? Jyoti transforms the humble rug into a passageway between work and rest.

Artists

Jyoti (Government College of Art, Chandigarh)

Medium

Iron mesh, cow dung, mixed materials, burrs

Venue

Vallabhdas Kanji Limited (VKL) Warehouse, Mattancherry, Fort Kochi, Kerala

Timings

10AM to 6PM (Mon to Sunday)

Till March 31st, 2026

About

Dar – Dara – Dariya explores the dari as metaphor. Standard in dimensions, the rug typically signals rest and space-making. But what when anguish enters the home? Comfort becomes prickly, unsavoury.

Jyoti blurs the assumed clarity between work and rest, engaging with spheres of discontent—the demands of every day that never quite resolve. In this commissioned work for the Students' Biennale, she invites viewers to enter the dari as passageway.

Iron mesh, cow dung, burrs: materials that speak of both earth and discomfort. A protective space sits somewhere between rest and play—or perhaps neither entirely.

Kochi Biennale 2025