Each spring, Kashmir, one of the world’s most militarised and politically contested region returns with its contradictions: blossom and unpredictability, illumination and erasure.
The capital city, Srinagar, carries a visible transformation. 
In 2017, Srinagar was reframed by the state as a ‘smart city.’ 
Electric buses now move through manicured boulevards, floodlights crown Takht-e-Sulaiman hill, and tricoloured Indian flags mark the streets as signs of progress.

This project examines the dissonance between these polished surfaces and the quieter shifts unfolding inside a home that is slowly emptying. 
As public space is redesigned, private spaces absorb change more silently.

Beneath the bright lights and the slogans, the occupation remains ambient and persistent. 
The cracks are not always visible, but they endure. 

Shot on medium format film and processed in the city, the material artefacts of this process are retained within the images. 

The work moves between night-time city scapes to daylit home interiors, highlighting the visual differences and conceptual similarities.