SAYMA HOSSAIN
" TUMAR HAATH, AMARDER BAATH "
About the artwork:
" TUMAR HAATH, AMARDER BAATH " (in Bangla: your hands, our rice)
This is a reflection of how I view the Asian-American community as it's physically woven into long strips creating an optical design highlighting unity, various motifs and the diversity in our community. From donated fabric to thrifting others: my mother's hijab, SIL's sari, friend's gifted bamboo linen from the Philippines, thrifted sarong and embroidered hanbok, a salwar kamiz I wore as a kid raised in BuHi; these garments hold a deeper mean as they not only represent the diaspora but our collective memories and bi-cultural identity as they clash/blend with the classic American denim jacket.
About the artist: Sayma Hossain (B.1992 Dhaka, Bangladesh) is a textile artist who navigates with found-objects, quilt making, installations and tapestry weavings. Her practice revolves around repurposing recycled materials through traditional textiles techniques. Growing up at the cultural intersection of Bangladesh and the American South, her work reflects on the relationship of garmentry in society as it relates to fast fashion and the nonlinear journey of the Muslim experience. Currently her work/series is on food waste and weaving together a plastic quilt on what we may consume on a regular basis.
She received her BFA in Studio Arts with a concentration in Textile Design from Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design at Georgia State University in 2016.
She lives and works in Atlanta, GA.
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