A Portrait of Home
MFA Thesis Show | 2026
Two years ago, I moved from India to Iowa City to pursue the MFA in Book Arts at the University of Iowa Center for the Book. As I settled down in this new place, the river by the department, the tree behind the Old Capitol, the vibrant colours of fall, the great sugar maple tree I walk past everyday, the morphing of days into days and nights into nights on opposite sides of Earth all anchored me to the new life I undertook. My thesis show consists of four books, letterpress printed and bound by hand.
Details of each book coming soon.
Your barren colourless branches made me feel sorry for you... Maybe I needed your company more than you needed mine.
Tree My Friend
I look down at the leaves I once looked up to. A burst of colour.
I hear them say goodbye to the only life they know.
Yesterday Tomorrow
