TILT Institute for the Contemporary Image

Debmalya Ray Choudhuri – #2

The Weight of the Earth (2022)

Contracting tuberculosis at the age of 17 caused Debmalya to live in isolation for long periods of time. The Weight of the Earth represents the various states of transition they experienced from isolation to fragility, and loss to desire.

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