In Juanuary 2019 I joined the artist residency Chander Haat in Kolkata, India, where I deepend my interest in the issue many women face there. 
The „Khaligat Project“ deals with the topic of human trafficking and to the traditional Arts & Crafts as a means of reintegrating sex workers into society. 
Kolkata is the biggest hub for human trafficking in Asia and Kalighat on one of the biggest red light district of the city. Many victims of human trafficking are reintroduced to society through learning new work skills. One of them is Block printing. Block printing is the earliest method of printing patterns on textile, usually linen, silk or cotton. 
I wanted to put these two opposite aspects of indian society together, adapting the method of printing to the canvas which portray the sex workers. **


**part of the profit from the sale of this work will be devolved to New Light Kolkata



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Silvia Sarsano