Priya RupraMay 24, 20192 minAftermath (2019)*TRIGGER WARNING* SENSITIVE CONTENT INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSULT/ UNCONSENSUAL SEX Arranged marriage and the pressure to settle down at an ear...
Priya RupraFeb 15, 20191 minSacrifice (2019)As part of the UKYA selected collective XYZ.alpha's performance Transference Photography by Mia Crutchley (@the_coffee_bird) Fabrice Gago...
Priya RupraNov 22, 20181 minOppressed (2018)Sculpture of turban with gold writing The form of a Sikh turban is reflective of a family’s geographic journey. Sikhs have been subjugate...
Priya RupraNov 20, 20181 minHistory: Installed (2018) Suspended cloth containing History (2016) written in binary code. Curtains from the artist’s family home of 39 years have been stitched t...
Priya RupraNov 18, 20181 minUncivilized (2018)This work reflects on Indians today occupying Britain. While there are adaptations in technologies there is strength in tradition and val...
Priya RupraNov 16, 20181 minJoti Jot (2018)Rice and Ink on Canvas Embodying Guru Nanak’s symbolism of Muslims and Hindus through flowers after his death, this piece applies the col...
Priya RupraNov 10, 20181 minFamine Performance (2018)Video of performance in collaboration with Ben Rogers reflecting the famines in India induced by the British Empire under Churchill’s ord...
Priya RupraNov 6, 20181 minArdaas (2018)Speech converted to text and performed blind three times. This work uses technology to inform the miscommunications between the generatio...
Priya RupraOct 18, 20181 minCha (2018)Cha (masala tea) being made while the artist's grandfather talks about the life of Indians living and working in Kenya under British auth...
Priya RupraAug 5, 20181 minTread (2018)The artist kneels down to place eggshells on the ground in front of the White House. She then stands bare foot on the eggshells. The arti...
Priya RupraJun 4, 20181 minCleanse (2018)Diaspora is a major theme in this performance. The artist narrates her displacement as a third generation British Indian. The performance...
Priya RupraFeb 1, 20181 minKeyways (2018)The performance Keyways is inspired by Owen Sheer's poem of the same name. During the final performance, the artist stood still, cloaked ...
Priya RupraDec 12, 20171 minCatharsis (2017)Priya Rupra's performance Catharsis shows the artist combing through her hair with a Kanga (religious comb) then cutting her hair with an...
Priya RupraDec 11, 20171 minBodies of Practice Exhibition Upcoming exhibition Bodies of Practice hosted by the University of Lincoln's School of Fine and Performing Arts.