Inheritance of the Hand
Inheritance of the Hand by Mohammad Riyaz and Aman Kumar Bavariya uses manjarpat fabric to explore colonial resistance, farmer struggles, and memory. This collaboration for Students’ Biennale Kochi 2024 turns raw muslin into a powerful canvas of history and dignity
Published 28 December 2025
This has finished
- On view
- 12 December 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Times
- 10AM to 6PM (Mon to Sunday) Till March 31st, 2026
- Part of
- Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2025–26
Where
Arthshila Kochi
Art gallery · 1/298, Parade Road, Fort Kochi
Free
You’ve just missed it — take it home anyway
The 2025–26 Biennale ended on 31 March 2026. The next is expected around December 2027. We made a book of all 72 exhibits, venue by venue, with the photographs — 76 pages, 9 MB.
Two artists. One fabric. A whole history.
Artists
Mohammad Riyaz (Government College of Fine Arts, Gwalior) and Aman Kumar Bavariya (Government College of Fine Arts, Jabalpur)
Medium
Variable (textiles, painting, tailoring)
About
Riyaz and Aman work on manjarpat—raw muslin cloth that once symbolised colonial resistance and labour struggles. Today, this humble fabric becomes their canvas for memory and meaning.
Riyaz stitches and paints, telling stories of Indian farmers. His layered garments speak of land struggles, dignity, and the weight carried by rural communities. Aman weaves tales from his grandmother’s memories, exploring generational loss through thread and pigment.
Their collaboration feels like two rivers meeting—different currents, same ocean.
