ICT X BCB 2023 Residency | NEHA GAWAND PULLAWAR
Material and Industry Cultures: Mapping Mumbai and Stoke-on-Trent through Clay
Neha Gawand Pullarwar draws inspiration from the first wave of the Industrial Revolution which shaped both Stoke-on- Trent and the erst while colonial Bombay Province, especially Mumbai.
Industrial development, driven by the cotton trade in Mumbai and the ceramics trade in Stoke-on-Trent meant both cities changed significantly. Destruction, violence, and commotion were all part of the transition to becoming new modern industrial cities. Neha explores the similarities of these two histories and narratives using clay and has worked from the British Ceramics Biennial studio to create an impressive body of work on view at the British Ceramics Biennial in Stoke-on-Trent from 23 September to 5 November, 2023.
Through this work, Neha has looked at lesser-known links between two historically important industrial cities of India and England. There are physical similarities in the industrial landscapes of the two cities with the chimneys of the cotton mills of Mumbai echoing the bottle kiln chimneys of Stoke-on-Trent.
