Draping Draupadi is a year-long exploration of liminality and nostalgia in identity through the lens of cultural fashion. The saree- a centuries-old everyday garment, becomes a site of memory, resistance and reclamation for South Asian women.
Through poetic AR illustrations, interactive gestural media, an experimental documentary film and a performative interaction of draping a saree ,the project seeks to de-fossilize the fragmentation of identity in post-colonial Indian women inviting physical presence and participation to collapse the boundary between spectator and artwork.
Anushka Tendolkar
Anushka Tendolkar is an award-winning designer & visual artist from India with a multidisciplinary approach. She moonlights as an illustrator and has worked with brands like @voguemagazine, @adidas, and @adobe, with features in @bloomsburypublishing, @elle, and Adobe Max. Her work blends tradition and futurism—merging digital art, 3D, photography, and experimental print to craft immersive experiences. Drawn to biophilia, everyday life, and joy in anthropology, she explores fragmented identity in post-colonial Indian women through her hybrid project Draping Draupadi, collapsing the spectator-artwork gap.
Instagram: @anushkatendolkar
Email: anushkaten97@gmail.com
Website: https://www.anushkatendolkar.com/