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Bombay Stitched in Thread at 47A
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At 47A Khotachi Wadi, the quiet heritage precinct becomes a stitched archive of the city in Echoes of Bombay, a hand-embroidery exhibition by Kailash Poojary, on view from 13 February to 15 March. The space transforms into a tactile map of Bombay, where architecture, labour, faith, and memory are rendered not in stone or ink, but patiently in thread.
Conceived over a year, Echoes of Bombay reimagines the city’s layered past through a series of hand-embroidered works that trace Old Bombay’s physical and emotional geography. Each piece emerges from an intense, time-bound process, reflecting a slower way of seeing a city that is otherwise experienced at speed. The works do not romanticise Bombay; instead, they hold its density, contradictions, and lived rhythms with quiet attention.
Poojary’s series moves across landmarks and lived spaces that have shaped the city’s identity. The Map of Old Mumbai traces the Seven Islands, where land, sea, and migration merged to form the city’s foundations. Sites such as Kala Ghoda and Dhobi Ghat appear as intersections of culture and labour, while the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel and Rajabai Tower are captured through meticulous detail that reflects colonial ambition and architectural permanence. Spiritual anchors like Mumba Devi surface as reminders of faith woven into the city’s everyday life, while Bhendi Bazaar and Flora Fountain register the tension between chaos and order.
Other works bring together sites of arrival, governance, and trade, from CST and the BMC Building to Ballard Pier and the Gateway of India, culminating in a stitched skyline where Bombay’s icons coexist beyond geography. Here, memory overrides cartography, allowing the city to be read as an emotional landscape rather than a fixed map.
With over two decades of experience across fashion, textiles, and hand embroidery, Poojary’s practice carries a deep understanding of craft as narrative. His collaborations with international designers and recognitions, including Best International Costume at Miss Asia Pacific 2014 and credits across global cultural platforms, inform a body of work rooted in skill, patience, and material discipline. In Echoes of Bombay, embroidery becomes a method of preservation, holding together architecture, history, and the quiet resilience of the city.
The exhibition offers a space to slow down and encounter Bombay through touch and time, where each stitch becomes an act of remembrance and each surface carries the weight of the city’s past and present.
Exhibition Details
Exhibition: Echoes of BombayArtist: Kailash Poojary
Venue: 47-A, Khotachi Wadi, Mumbai
Dates: 13 February – 15 March
Time: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Closed on Mondays
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