Seasons come and go, flowers fall to the ground almost enshrining those whose stance do not seem to waver.
‘Brothers, Fathers and Uncles’ is a series by Devi Seetharam that attempts to tackle the patriarchal vestiges in her world that have resisted the sweep of time. Her recurring visuals and messaging are simple. Although the works are anchored in a vibrant, humid, evergreen landscape, Devi has instead portrayed a public space, that is tired, weathered and worn. Her figures draped in the traditional white mundu assume entitlement over each of these spaces. The temporal nature of flora measures the passing of time, The works raise unanswered questions of a gender omitted from each frame.
The artist illustrates a world where the postures and the remnants at the feet speak louder than the unseen and unheard conversations beyond the frames.
Select Works:
Nagapushpam (Cannonball Flower) II || Acrylic on Canvas || 48 x 72 inches || 2026
Kanikonna (Indian Laburnum) XI || Acrylic on Canvas || 60 x 48 inches || 2025
Gulmohar IV (Royal Poinciana) || Acrylic on Canvas || 60 x 156 inches || 2025
Kanikonna (Indian Laburnum) X || Acrylic on Canvas || 48 x 96 inches || 2025
Mulla Poov IX (Jasmine) || Acrylic on Canvas || 60 x 30 inches || 2024
Mulla Poov X (Jasmine) || Acrylic on Canvas || 60 x 30 inches || 2024
Mulla Poov XI (Jasmine) || Acrylic on Canvas || 36 x 36 inches || 2024
Gulmohar III (Royal Poinciana) || Acrylic on Canvas || 15 x 90 inches || 2024
Akasha Malli (Cork Flower) || Acrylic on Canvas || 72 x 108 inches || 2024
Kanikonna VIII & IX || Acrylic on Canvas || 60 x 30 inches || 2024
Installation at 5th Edition of Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Aspinwall House, Kerala
Photo Courtesy: Kochi Biennale Foundation
Mulla Poov (Jasmine) VI8 || Acrylic on Canvas || 60 x 30 inches || 2023
Naga Pushpam (Cannonball Tree Flower) II || Acrylic on Canvas || 60 x 60 inches || 2023
Naga Pushpam (Cannonball Tree Flower) || Acrylic on Canvas || 72 x 72 inches || 2023
Gulmohar (Flame Tree) 1 & 2 || Acrylic on Canvas || 60 x 30 & 60 x 90 inches || 2023
Kanikonna (Indian Laburnum) VII || Acrylic on Canvas || 72 x 108 inches || 2022
Mulla Poov (Jasmine) VII || Acrylic on Canvas || 72 x 144 inches || 2022
Vazhakoombu (Banana Flower) || Acrylic on Canvas || 72 x 72 inches || 2022
Kanikonna (Indian Laburnum) VI || Acrylic on Canvas || 48 x 72 inches || 2022
Karikku (Tender Coconut) || Acrylic on Canvas || 36 x 66 inches || 2021
Kanikonna (Indian Laburnum) || Acrylic on Canvas || 120 x 120 cms || 2021
Karikku (Tender Coconut) – Set || Acrylic on Canvas || 120 x 335 cms || 2021
Manjadikuru (Lucky Red Seeds of the Coralwood) || Acrylic on Canvas || 120 x 180 cms || 2020
Mulla Poov (Jasmine) || Acrylic on Canvas || 120 x 180 cms || 2020
Mulla Poov (Jasmine) || Acrylic on Canvas || 120 x 180 cms || 2020
Thaamara (Lotus) || Acrylic on Canvas || 180 x 120 cms || 2020
Lucky Red Seeds of the Coralwood || Acrylic on Canvas || 60 x 120 cms || 2019
Jasmine (Pitchi) || Acrylic on Canvas || 90 x 90 cms || 2019
Pookkaran (Temple Flower Vendors) || Acrylic on Canvas || 24 x 20 inches || 2019
Untitled || Acrylic on Canvas || 75 x 50 cms || 2019