Mehrgarh, the place of inspiration for this body of work, is in Balochistan in Pakistan near the Bolan Pass. Mehrgarh was discovered in 1974 by the French archaeologist husband and wife, Jean Francois Jarrige and Catherine Jarrige, and was further explored by their team. It is cited as one of the oldest neolithic civilisations in South Asia, dating back to 7000 BC, and is noted by some historians as a precursor to the Indus Valley Civilization.

The neolithic people of Mehrgarh are some of the earliest known human settlers in the Indian subcontinent. They were farmers who harvested the earliest forms of wheat and grain. The word Godhuma means wheat in Sanskrit.

These people were also innovators, potters and ceramists. Like neolithic people all over the world, they produced what some have called goddess fertility figures. I call them the Mehrgarh clay figures. You can still see the fingerprints of the people who formed the figurines. In these forms I found a woman removed from western capitalism and connected with a world where women were as revered as land. The art of neolithic Mehrgarh is scattered all over the world in private and public collections. My aim is to unite these ancient people in my work.

About Godhuma; the breathing of the earth:

My pamphlet, printed by Intergraphia Books, represents a psychospiritual journey blurring linear narratives. The illustrations and poetry are a conversation between the ancient people of Mehrgarh and myself. In this work unheard voices embrace collectively over centuries of time.