From textiles and Japanese Nihonga paintings to sculptures and fibreglass, contemporary artist Sunaina Bhalla has tried it all. “My textile background has come full circle,” she says in a telephonic interview with mid-day. In 2015, Bhalla was diagnosed with breast cancer and was told that she couldn’t use paints since they contained chemicals. As a result, the Singapore-based artist switched to textiles and worked with techniques like block printing and embroidery. Body Terrains, Bhalla’s ongoing show supported by Nine Fish Gallery and Dot Line Space is a collaborative exhibition between Tapan Mittal-Deshpande, founder of Mumbai-based Thotpot, a not-for-profit organisation working with communities and the arts, and UK-based curator Uthra Rajgopal.

Sunaina Bhalla worked with handmade paper and suture thread embroidery for the exhibition