Dada (2025)
This project explores my grandad’s life through themes of migration, identity, and personal trauma. His hoarded home reflects the weight of memory, loss, and displacement, shaped by his journey as a Kenyan Indian migrant. Family photographs from Kenya document his cultural roots and early migration, while a series of passport photos serves as markers of displacement, each capturing his evolving identity across different countries.A striking element is his refusal to sleep in the bed he once shared with my grandmother, placing a divorce book on top—a symbol of emotional separation. His Hare Krishna beliefs, which advocate detachment, contrast with his cluttered home, exposing the tension between spiritual ideals and personal reality. As a Indian engineers in a white-dominated UK workplace, his presence subtly reflects racial dynamics. Through these images, I explore how migration, family trauma, and culture shape identity and belonging.