In cities like New Delhi and New York City, trees are indicators of wealth disparity with affluent neighbourhoods being significantly greener than areas with marginalized communities. In the United States, communities of colour have 33% less tree canopy than predominantly white areas.  In India's capital, the prosperous South Delhi boasts over 34% green cover, while Northwest Delhi has under 4%. Growing up in Delhi’s low-income neighbourhood Rani Bagh, where daily fatal AQIs of 400 caused my asthma, ignited my commitment to intersectional environmentalism.

 'At a Floral Pace' confronts unequal access to nature by placing large-scale floral motifs in public spaces like streets(gullies) where I grew up and on tuk-tuks inviting local communities to see and touch nature. These installations reimagine urban spaces by enveloping entire city blocks with massive floral prints, transforming concrete chaos into blooming landscapes. By juxtaposing the vibrancy of plants against the harshness of cities devoid of greenery, I aim to challenge the global neglect of natural spaces and ignite a movement for urban rewilding. My hope is to make natural imagery aspirational and accessible to those who did not have the privilege to grow up around it. Each work is designed with flowers that were foraged locally in a responsible manner, illustrated and scanned with different media (eg. MRI scanning machine, cyanotype paper), and are printed on reused fabric or recycled paper made from corn-husk waste.

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