Documentary is a cut and paste of interview clips on film, the artist is off camera putting questions to each of their parents, dad sitting on the sofa and mum whilst cooking. The questions are about cultural roots, identity, duty and what their expectations are for the future and for their daughter.

These are presented to an audience with a live commentary from the artist, painting a context of the reality of being both British and Indian. Giving a personal account of belonging being overshadowed by expectation and the very real fear of being disowned by your family.

Documentary speaks of the complexity of migration, of following generations negotiating ideas of tradition, modernism, progression, identity and belonging.

Dear Indian People
This is me holding up a mirror in the middle
Dear White People

Documentary straddles the line between truth and interpretation,
with the not so simple act of asking questions
and hearing answers you don’t want to hear.
So burning to be understood,
I delve deep, into a difficult
conversation I was born to,
I sit on the knife’s edge
Of rejection, please,
Don’t disown me
Please don’t
disown
me

Interviews, provocations, Absolute statements captured on film filmed. Cut, delivered, burning to be understood Priya/the artist gives a frank commentary on the huge blinding spot in the window of the world ripping through the loins of millions of house holds.

This work follows In The Same Frame. A series of polaroids situating Us and Them together, Us the Indian, and Them, the White or Non Indian in the Same Frame at the Same time