The art piece is created using the traditional textile felting technique of Namda practiced in Kutch. It uses both wet felting and needle felting techniques. Indigenous sheep wool has been incorporated in its natural and acid dyed form.
Sizes - 38 Inches x 26 Inches
Medium - Desi Unn / Indigenous sheep wool (natural and acid dyed)
Made in collaboration with artisan Karim Mansuri.
The following art piece depicts the positives and the negatives of sheep husbandry.
Sheep husbandry is carried out majorly for sheep milk. Sheep milk is considered to have highest source of protein(structure depicted by the chain of circular balls in the art piece). It is also the creamiest milk and is used to make the richest quality of Ricotta cheese, Feta cheese, Roquefort blue cheese. It is also widely used to make Panna cottas.
Sheep husbandry however can also cause environmental issues if practiced on a large scale and inappropriately. Many a times the sheep manure and the sheep dip (Organophosphate solution), used to clean sheeps, enter water causing increased amount of nitrogen-phosphate levels leading to eutrophication. This causes reduction in dissolved oxygen levels, killing the water animals, that in turn degrade the water quality.
The following art piece depicts the positives and the negatives of sheep meat.
Sheep meat is packed with B complex vitamins, iron, zinc, fat and protein. It also contains omega-3 which are rare to be found in vegetarian foods. All in all, sheep meat is considered to be very nourishing for the human body and a cure for the malnutrition.
Sheep meat however can also cause health issues if consumed in higher quantities. It can then lead to increased cholesterol levels and heart diseases. If consumed more than 5% in everyday meals, it can also help produce more cancer cells. With the increase in global vegetarianism, ethical concerns and vegetarian alternatives like Vitro Meat, people have been rethinking their choices.
