Heart House
Heart House
The heart is the universal symbol for human emotion, which is why notions of closeness and vulnerability are expressed through this trope. Anything or anyone we adore is often referred to as “close to the heart.” One’s home is the most intimate built space that can be experienced, and Heart House is an architectural and sculptural allegory for this feeling of belonging. Each space in the house is a metaphor for the different members of the human heart, reflecting their functions and roles in oxygenating and recharging blood. The connectivity between the rooms of the house and their circulation paths are also akin to the movement of a blood molecule through the oxygenation process. This network generates a labyrinth of unique spaces, with both private nooks and expansive moments.
The heart is the universal symbol for human emotion, which is why notions of closeness and vulnerability are expressed through this trope. Anything or anyone we adore is often referred to as “close to the heart.” One’s home is the most intimate built space that can be experienced, and Heart House is an architectural and sculptural allegory for this feeling of belonging. Each space in the house is a metaphor for the different members of the human heart, reflecting their functions and roles in oxygenating and recharging blood. The connectivity between the rooms of the house and their circulation paths are also akin to the movement of a blood molecule through the oxygenation process. This network generates a labyrinth of unique spaces, with both private nooks and expansive moments.
Sweet Speech 2025
diptych: acrylics and hand-embroidery/beading on canvas 3' diameter
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hand-built cone 6 stoneware ceramics with hand-rendered underglazing.
glass beads on cotton thread, assmebled in MDF trough, hand-painted in acrylics.
trough dimensions: 2' x 6"
This diptych visualizes the power of sweet speech as a celestial speech bubble, a floating, planetary form filled with fruits, flowers, and symbolic meaning. Anchored by the phrase miá¹hÄ« bolÄ« ("sweet speech" in Punjabi) written in stylized Gurmukhi (on the painting) and Shahmukhi (on the sculpture), it draws on four recurring motifs: the moon, pomegranate, anatomical heart, and lotus, to explore how language, like these symbols, shapes perception, emotion, and beauty. The piece suggests that language alters our sense of time and reality, functioning as a world of its own. Through shimmering glass-bead textures and a hybrid book-like trough, with a marbled fore edge that nourishes ceramic lotus blooms, the diptych evokes a regenerative cycle between speech, literature, and awareness. It embodies an ongoing dialogue between aesthetics and meaning, inviting viewers into a sensorial and symbolic meditation on the transformative potential of how we speak to ourselves and others.
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