Bhavna Mehta ભાવના મેહતા
  • Paper
    • Fault Lines
    • Leela
    • My father's letter
    • Gush
    • Memory
    • Each one
    • Chakra portraits
    • Open a window
    • Life
    • Malala Yousafzai
  • Embroidery
    • River in Body
    • Throughlines
    • Disembodied
    • Resist
    • She's home
    • Nightfall
    • Body 1.0
  • Collaboration
    • StorySeed
    • The Body Is a Home
    • Once Upon a Body
    • What the south wind says
    • Joy
    • Lynwood Linear Park
    • Long Beach Transit
  • Commission
    • Keep your heart open
    • Let's Talk Now
  • More
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I Found a River in My Body

Using colors and stitches that evoke plants, trees, flowers, mountains, valleys, meadows, deserts, rocks, and yes rivers - how can we read a disabled body as a landscape full of places of discovery?
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I Found a River in My Body #1. 60"x51". Hand embroidery on printed silk. 2022
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Installation at San Diego State University as part of show Script/Rescript curated by Amanda Cachia. Photograph by Michelle Montjoy. September 2022
  • Paper
    • Fault Lines
    • Leela
    • My father's letter
    • Gush
    • Memory
    • Each one
    • Chakra portraits
    • Open a window
    • Life
    • Malala Yousafzai
  • Embroidery
    • River in Body
    • Throughlines
    • Disembodied
    • Resist
    • She's home
    • Nightfall
    • Body 1.0
  • Collaboration
    • StorySeed
    • The Body Is a Home
    • Once Upon a Body
    • What the south wind says
    • Joy
    • Lynwood Linear Park
    • Long Beach Transit
  • Commission
    • Keep your heart open
    • Let's Talk Now
  • More
    • Writing
    • Hi Shonu Podcast
    • Interviews
    • Women of color
    • A month of actions
  • About
    • Contact
    • Statement
    • Shows
    • Teaching
    • Press
    • Resume
  • Store