Artwork Collection

[Re]Archive: South Asian Narratives in Canadian History

Re]Archive: South Asian Narratives in Canadian History documents the process and research into South Asian history through the arts-informed research concept of “A/R/Tography”. This thesis raises questions about historical and minority representations within the Canadian context by questioning Ontario’s Peel District School Board’s vital need to reform its high school history curriculum to include minority and marginalized voices.

Haunting A/R/Tography History Curriculum Policies

Other

[Re]Archive: An Augmented Experience

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, OCADU’s Open Space Gallery no longer served as the venue for my thesis exhibition. Instead, I presented a 'virtual exhibition’, AR-based catalogue that allowed for complete and open access to this exhibition from... More

Mixed Media

Badge of Honour

Three clay works resembling World War Two medals with AR videos of who the three men were and their information

Installation

HENNA

A mehndi mural with an AR video depicting anti-Asian propaganda and home videos. It depicts a dialogue between my dual identity.

Installation

I am a Worm, You are a Flower

A mini video piece where I dance to Bollywood music. This is an adaptation of Pipilotti Rist’s Selfless in the Bath of Lava (1994). It was installed in a very unlikely place in which viewers were only able to see it if they followed the sound of... More

Installation

Mohur

For this installation, I made casts of resin coins by using my Nani’s (maternal grandmother) mohur to make a mould out of rubber silicone and then cast with resin. I used white sewing thread to hang on a series of thin nails. The end result makes... More

Installation

Ration Book

I decided to create a ration book with food vouchers that were used by the citizens during this time. The AR is a video glitch of barely any information about South Asians during the Great Depression. This approach allowed for the bridging of both... More

Mixed Media

The Incident

The piece comprises a bronze plaque of a relief of the ship. The AR video showcases information about the Komagata Maru incident using text, archival imagery and sound effects.

Installation

The Missing Fonds (series)

Two banker box installations comprising of a banker box installation that include white gloves, a magnifying glass and copies of archival photographs of South Asians during the First and Second World Wars. What happens if we are confronted with... More

Work by

Sheetal Prasad

Interdisciplinary

“As a multidisciplinary artist, my work seeks to reveal and surface hidden details and events not...” [More]

Artwork Collection

[Re]Archive: South Asian Narratives in Canadian History

[Re]Archive: An Augmented Experience

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, OCADU’s Open Space Gallery no longer served as the venue for my thesis exhibition. Instead, I presented a 'virtual exhibition’, AR-based catalogue that allowed for complete and open access to this exhibition from... More

Badge of Honour

Three clay works resembling World War Two medals with AR videos of who the three men were and their information

HENNA

A mehndi mural with an AR video depicting anti-Asian propaganda and home videos. It depicts a dialogue between my dual identity.

I am a Worm, You are a Flower

A mini video piece where I dance to Bollywood music. This is an adaptation of Pipilotti Rist’s Selfless in the Bath of Lava (1994). It was installed in a very unlikely place in which viewers were only able to see it if they followed the sound of... More

Mohur

For this installation, I made casts of resin coins by using my Nani’s (maternal grandmother) mohur to make a mould out of rubber silicone and then cast with resin. I used white sewing thread to hang on a series of thin nails. The end result makes... More

Ration Book

I decided to create a ration book with food vouchers that were used by the citizens during this time. The AR is a video glitch of barely any information about South Asians during the Great Depression. This approach allowed for the bridging of both... More

The Incident

The piece comprises a bronze plaque of a relief of the ship. The AR video showcases information about the Komagata Maru incident using text, archival imagery and sound effects.

The Missing Fonds (series)

Two banker box installations comprising of a banker box installation that include white gloves, a magnifying glass and copies of archival photographs of South Asians during the First and Second World Wars. What happens if we are confronted with... More

Work by

Sheetal Prasad

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