The Ghost in the Lights <<LED Mystica>> at the Sharjah Biennial 12

The persona wore all white and pure cotton like a Gujarati village tribesmen in a desert wearing the ‘kediyun’ (white smock), dhoti (pantaloon) and turban (headpiece).  Sourcing of all pure cotton costume pieces found in markets of Mumbai and some other pieces were stitched with local tailors from Mumbai- India. 

(Costume worn by artist Nikhil Chopra)

LED Mystica came about with stitching LED lights onto the garment only to come to light after direct collaboration with Ravi Jagtiani an electrical engineer. 

The wardrobe collection in this performance came about from after visiting glitz-city Dubai and then going to Sharjah and viewing the oriental paintings seen at Sharjah Art Foundation,UAE