My practice explores interior spaces. Mundane domestic spaces and the objects within them can be emotionally transformative and carry spiritual and symbolic meaning. My name Samhita in Sanskrit means “a collection of sacred things” and I embody this deeply in my approach to making as I collage, collect and treat interior and exterior landscapes with care. The way I make is always changing and I am constantly redefining my relationship to my South Asian identity and the culture I have inherited.  

My work is grounded in observation through a documentation process that helps facilitate a visual language with color, shape, pattern and texture. I refer to traditional craft, decorative folk art and outsider art as a guide to reject Euro-centric principles of making and using the inherent flatness and deskilling to weave intricate and intimate elements together with layers and depth through symbols and motifs, patterns and narratives. I want to make visible the invisible labor of “women’s work” and the heritage and domestic environments held within.