On my recent trip to Kochi, I noticed a rather interesting practice: Fishing nets - small pieces of this net was being attached to the main net by the fishermen at places where it had been torn. While they were joining these pieces, they left the raw edges unfinished and every time that net took a dip the raw edges became more prominent, creating quite a visual to see. This observation inspired the raw edges on this jacket and the cowrie shells since its a beach side story. 

Dori or Ropes have always meant to tie things together and thats it?  Only used for its function? What happens when you let this dori move freely, release it of its tension and give it a chance to mark its prints? It creates a beautiful story of its own, not bound by its function but its exploration and ups and downs along its path. This is not about the dori. Its a reminder to mark your own path and discover your own strengths through challenges only faced by you.

Fascinated by this small floating village just north of Fort Kochi called KADAMAKKUDY I visioned this particular design. Kadamakkudy is a village that, if seen from above, looks like thin strips of land (mostly roads) running in perfect geometry while having water on both sides. The white stripes that are connected to the main black piece of the jacket using this zig zag technique gives the idea that these strips are floating. The small beads detail show people/family gathered at these roads and spending quality time by the water.

This is what the recent Rajasthan's step well's revival effort signalled to me as an artist. The recent revivals has attracted alot of cultural and art events across artists. This tells us, intent will always either bring out the full potential or leave things ignored. The aim is to keep doing what you believe in and someone will realise it value, maybe instantly or maybe eras after, but the value it possesses will never reduce.This jacket is inspired from this perspective, depicting the arial view of these step wells.