Exterior Mural,
50' 2" × 10' 6"

Lepakshi Multi-Cuisine Restaurant
Kurnool, Telangana

April, 2026

South Indian stories, women at the center, and the small warm things passed down through kitchens and hands and laughter. This is where the mural begins. The artist is interested in the ways communities tell their stories, not through monuments or grand events, but through mothers and daughters; through recipes, games, and rituals; and through the knowledge that passes from one generation to the next.

Located at the cusp of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the mural responds to a place the artist already knew through her own heritage, a part of her family history and language, so she didn't need to look for the story. She simply needed to listen for it.During her research, she kept arriving at the same place: the women. The Ikat motifs, tokkudu billa (a traditional form of hopscotch), banana plantations, kitchens, temples, and weaving traditions—all pointed back to the women who held these practices together.

The mural juxtaposes two stories. One is the story of women, whose knowledge has sustained homes and communities for generations. The other is the story of the banana plant. Across South India, every part of the banana is used: the fruit, the flower, the leaves, the stem, and the fiber. Nothing goes to waste.

Placed side by side, the banana plant becomes both subject and metaphor. Like the women at the center of the mural, it adapts, transforms, and gives of itself in different ways. Girls become women. Dawn becomes dusk. One generation makes way for the next. Together, these parallel stories speak of a form of sustainability that has forever existed through the passage of time.