Alka Dass
Alka Dass b.1992, KwaZulu Natal.
After studying Fine art at The Durban University of Technology, they were awarded the young female residency award received by ‘The Bag Factory’ and ‘Project Space’ (2017). She then went on to being bestowed three international residencies and accomplished two solo shows.
Working in thread, cyanotypes, collage and sculpture, Dass examines many notions through various mediums. Looking at her identity, archival family photographs and anecdotes ,folklore, and dreamwork. She interprets herself through her work with techniques considered ladies handicrafts disregarding what is considered the supposed ideal in fine art contemporary practice
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