Kolkata-born artist Sayan Chanda re-envisions devotional objects, folk gods and mythic stories as hybrid forms shaped by identity and critical approaches to colonial histories. Working intuitively with fibre and clay, he uses processes such as weaving, stitching, quilting, dyeing and hand-building to create spaces where tales, figures and practices can be reimagined, rather than belonging to a single time, place or belief system.

The exhibition’s title comes from the Rig Veda, an ancient Sanskrit text that forms part of the oldest Hindu scriptures. It is commonly translated as: “How many fires are there, how many suns, how many dawns, how many waters? I address you, O ancestors, not in rivalry; I ask you, sages, in order to know the truth.” The invocation asks how many forms can exist at once. Through this work, Chanda invites visitors into a space that moves beyond fixed belief systems, where deities and histories exist in forms that remain open to change.