Anusha Ramchand is a Hindu artist from Pakistan whose work explores the complexities of migration, identity, and belonging. Growing up in a society where being Hindu often meant being labelled as "other", she grappled with questions of home and displacement—questions that deepened after relocating to the UK.
Anusha works with recycled cardboard, a material imbued with traces of its own journey, mirroring her own experiences of movement and transformation. She constructs imagined architectural forms inspired by monumental and religious structures, capturing the tension of existing between worlds—at once familiar and foreign, rooted yet transient.
By engaging with both personal and collective histories, her work challenges the socio-political forces that drive migration and shape identities, and invites reflection on the meaning of belonging in an ever-shifting world.
Anusha Ramchand
Portable Protest delves into the symbolism of container ships as representations of migration, movement, and the crossing of borders. Growing up near one of Pakistan's largest ports and now living by a major UK port, Anusha reflects on the contrast between how immigrants contribute to economies while still facing challenges of belonging. She explores the emotional and cultural baggage we carry, shaped by each place we live and each border we cross, while questioning the nature of identity and acceptance.
