She Isn’t a Metaphor reimagines mythological women not as symbols or ideals, but as powerful, complex women. Drawing from Hindu mythology and other traditions, this series challenges how women have been used to represent; Sita for purity, Draupadi for sacrifice, or Madusa for fear, while their own voices were erased.
Through layered collage, textiles, and paint, these figures are brought into the present, where they speak back. They are not here to uphold expectations. They are here to reclaim space, tell their truths, and offer new ways of seeing ourselves.
This work isn’t just about the past, it’s about now. It’s a call to unlearn, to reimagine, and to find strength in stories told on our own terms.
What parts of the past do we still carry?
What do we need to let go of in order to become whole?
She Isn’t a Metaphor brings mythological women out of the shadows and into the present, not as ideals or symbols, but as real, complicated, and powerful beings. It is for anyone who has felt unseen or unheard. It’s about more than reclaiming the past, it’s about reimagining the future. These figures aren’t just remembered. They are rewritten, reawakened, and ready to speak for themselves.
