Fish & Me

From A Konkan Chronicle

I grew up by the sea, where fish weren’t just food, they were part of our breath, our rhythm, our stories.

In Fish & Me, I’ve sculpted not just a figure holding a fish, but a quiet merging of identities, man and marine life, self and

source. The surface bears fish scale textures, wave patterns, and verses from the Matsya Purana, where the divine takes the form of a fish to preserve life. This myth finds echo in my lived experience, where the fish became a friend, a witness, and a silent teacher.

This work is a personal offering to that relationship. It reflects a life shaped by salt air, folklore, and the sensory language of the Konkan coast. In holding the fish, I hold the stories, the survival, and a version of myself forever intertwined with the sea.