Becoming One

"Becoming one will amplify South Asian women's voices to reclaim their narratives, and challenges-imposed identities and assert their spaces in public spaces."

Exhibition Details:

Date - 14 October - 2 November, 2025

Venue - 16, Rue Claude Bernard, Paris, Île-de-France, FR, 75005

Becoming One is more than an exhibition, it’s about amplifying voices, sparking dialogue, and reshaping how we see identity and womanhood. Through art and conversation, it challenges stereotypes, explores belonging, and celebrates resilience.

Art becomes a way to resist the roles society tries to impose on women. Their work challenges silence and stereotypes. By creating, they reclaim their voices and choose how their stories are to be heard by the world.

Female artists use art not just as expression, but as a form of agency which shapes narratives, breaks norms, and opens space for others.

Art as a Powerful Medium and Tool

Art has never been “just art.” Think about history, when people couldn’t speak freely, they painted walls, sang songs, or told stories that carried the truth. Art has always carried the voice of resistance.

Why? Because art speaks in a language everyone can understand. It has the power to question, to ask why things are the way they are & to show that another world is possible.

Around the world, artists have stood against war, racism, gender inequality & injustice not just through slogans, but also by creating art that stays with people long after words are forgotten. It makes people stop and think, which often sparks the change.

So when we say art is resistance, we mean it’s more than a creative work. It’s protest. It’s rebellion. It’s a way to refuse silence and open doors for conversations that society often avoids.

Why Becoming One?

South Asian women face pressure, bias, and underrepresentation in both society and the art world. This project gives their voices the space they deserve. We all grow up with cultural expectations on how we should act, what we should say, and even what we should want. For women, these expectations often leave little space to express themselves. The truth is, identity and womanhood are not fixed but complex, layered, and deeply personal.

That’s where art makes all the difference. Art doesn’t only decorate walls, it pushes boundaries. It challenges stereotypes, questions traditions, and opens space for new ways of seeing. Through art, women are reclaiming their agency. And when they share their stories, they become universal, resonating with us all.

Featuring Artists:

Sheli Gupta:

A visual artist based in Delhi, explores the hidden sexual desires of women and the societal restrictions around them. Her work captures the beauty of folded and unfolded desires, challenging norms that treat women as objects. 

Anisha Thampy:

A visual designer and illustrator from India, based in Colchester. Anisha likes to say she’s “a designer by profession and a learner by habit.” She started out in graphic design, later explored UX and interface design, and now works across many forms — from illustrations and children’s books to ceramics and film posters.

Puthanpurayil Chakkapoyyan Yashaswini:

She is a young South Asian artist from Kerala, India, now living and working in Paris. Her art often begins with the simplest of moments: a sari left on a chair, a ritual remembered from childhood, or the feeling of someone’s absence that still lingers. To her, these are not small details. They are the pieces that make up a sense of belonging.