Four Walls

Sitaara recalls moving house forty times in her lifetime, including into properties her family could not afford, which resulted in regular evictions. The habit of constantly changing addresses has continued into her adult life. This unusual state of being finds expression in her work. Her pieces are created using other people’s family photographs, which she collects at antique stores and markets. Through these works, Sitaara curates her own memories of childhood and beyond using scenes of interiors and exteriors of houses, pets, prized home possessions, and landscapes. She also captures her own ideals of home into these scenes: fresh flowers, framed artworks, houses with sea views and shiny cars. In these collages she is constantly tearing, cutting and putting back together these domestic scenes in an attempt to remake memories. She puts the artefacts back together using gold thread to represent the preciousness of memory.