“Had I written this a few days ago, I would’ve titled it, “The Break up” because leaving Space 118 felt like a bad breakup. I envied, I wailed, and then I consoled myself. It felt bittersweet: a very tender relationship was going to stop. All the goodness, all the juice would now come to an end. I didn’t want to let go. I wanted to dig my nails deeper into the mud, I wanted to glue myself to the magnanimous table that became my best friend. I wanted to spread myself like jam on toast all over the place. I wanted to be in the air and never leave. But now I feel extremely grateful for this experience. I know for a fact that I’m never truly going to leave this place, it’s become a part my being.”
Ayesha studied at Jai Hind College and attained a B.F.A from Rachana Sansad College in Mumbai. She recently created an installation work for the Kala Ghoda Art Festival in Mumbai and has conducted workshops in Typography at Rachana Sansad College. Ayesha has been the recipient of the CAG Award in Typography, The Vignette (2011), and has won the second position at the Mumbai University Youth Festival (2009).
“Had I written this a few days ago, I would’ve titled it, “The Break up” because leaving Space 118 felt like a bad breakup. I envied, I wailed, and then I consoled myself. It felt bittersweet: a very tender relationship was going to stop. All the goodness, all the juice would now come to an end. I didn’t want to let go. I wanted to dig my nails deeper into the mud, I wanted to glue myself to the magnanimous table that became my best friend. I wanted to spread myself like jam on toast all over the place. I wanted to be in the air and never leave. But now I feel extremely grateful for this experience. I know for a fact that I’m never truly going to leave this place, it’s become a part my being.”
