Bhavna Mehta
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Throughlines

Through history, through science, through trauma, through memory, our bodies are etched with the lines of our stories.
When I immigrated from Ahmednagar, India to the US 30 years ago, my X-rays were stuffed into my suitcase in case of future medical emergencies. Finding them decades later is like finding my body buried beneath layers of silence. Just like an X-ray reveals the unseen architecture of a body; a story can unearth the shifting language of our experiences. Stitch by stitch, bead by bead, I want to expand and extend the image of bones and organs into a narrative space. My longing is to delve into the intricacy, color, texture, and the singular nature of the body to uncover identity. The door is open, I am saying, come inside, sit with me, talk to me, see with me, gather with me.

Art and Medicine
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 12:00-1:00 p.m.

  • Paper
    • Fault Lines
    • Leela
    • My father's letter
    • Gush
    • Memory
    • Each one
    • Chakra portraits
    • Malala Yousafzai
    • Life
    • Open a window
  • Embroidery
    • Throughlines
    • Disembodied
    • Resist
    • Body 1.0
    • She's home
    • Nightfall
  • Collaboration
    • The Body Is a Home
    • Once Upon a Body
    • What the south wind says
    • Joy
    • Lynwood Linear Park
    • Long Beach Transit
  • More
    • Writing
    • Hi Shonu Podcast
    • A month of actions
  • About
    • Contact
    • Statement
    • Shows
    • Teaching
    • Press
    • Women of color
    • Resume
  • Store