The fruit slipped and fell right into milk
May 16–June 1, 2025
March April Studio


The fruit slipped and fell right into milk. Then it slipped again and fell into the mouth. This Tamil proverb expresses the jolt of making a mistake, but finding yourself in a situation far better than one you could have planned. Taking formal cues from South Indian Jamakkalam carpets and exposed electrical wires, the weavings and painting consider ideas of gender presentation, concealment, and unruliness.
At times they can see through and Seesaw or skip over cracked concrete
At times they can see through, 2025
Cotton, silk, horse hair
41 x 10.75 in
Seesaw or skip over cracked concrete, 2025
Linen, silk, horse hair
24.5 x 9.75 in
Fell into the mouth, 2025
Camphor smoke, watercolor, and spray paint on glass
8 x 10 in
When each hair screams I, 2025
Copper, nylon
5.75 x 5.25 in
When each hair screams II, 2025
Copper, nylon
5.75 x 5.25 in
Wide angled path along the rafters, through a loop, 2025
Cotton, linen, electrical wire
23.25 x 41 in
© 2025 Bhavani Srinivas