Prabhavathi Meppayil s/twenty eight, 2025
Thinnam on gesso panel
91,4 x 91,4 x 5 cm
Prabhavathi Meppayil's work consists of a panel covered in layers of white gesso whose surface has been marked with a thinnam—a traditional jewelry tool used by goldsmiths. The shape of the panels is determined by the shape of the tool mark. The traces and imprints left on the panels vary according to the force and angle with which the metal tip hits the surface of the lime gesso. A delicate pattern emerges, characterized by the tension between the regularity of the orderly lines and the small variations of the marks.