


Memoir is a visual autobiographical installation, presented for the first time in the United Kingdom. Created over several years, this interdisciplinary body of work explores migration, identity formation, and personal trauma through the lens of my experience as an immigrant navigating diverse cultures. At its core is an iterative process of self-inquiry, examining selfhood, cultural heritage, and belonging. I transform my own discarded hair into thread for embroidery and needlework, crafting dresses, patterns, and portraits that weave corporeality with memory. Collecting, cleansing, and preserving each strand becomes a meditative ritual of care—asserting my bodily presence and echoing natural cycles of displacement, from falling leaves to drifting seeds. Rooted in Bangladesh’s rich textile and embroidery traditions passed through maternal lines, my practice dialogues with ancestral knowledge. By merging these inherited techniques with contemporary expression, I honour the power of craft to preserve collective memory, cultural continuity, and the nomadic essence of human existence.