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Artworks
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Suchitra Mattai Guyana, b. 1973
an explosive heart, 2022Embroidery floss, bindis, belt, and found embroidery fabric20 x 16 in
50.8 x 40.6 cm8793In this folkloric looking scene, a tigress walks purposefully through a mythical, magical tropical realm. An explosion of embroidered flowers and stars and found bindis shoots out from within the...In this folkloric looking scene, a tigress walks purposefully through a mythical, magical tropical realm. An explosion of embroidered flowers and stars and found bindis shoots out from within the tigress. “Her heart is exploding with a kind of rapture,” Mattai says. This piece belongs to a series Mattai debuted in 2023, memorializing super heroines as embodiments of feminine empowerment.