Central to Sarsabzi is an eponymous installation that arises throughout the duration of the exhibition, transforming a blank gallery wall into an ever-growing artwork composed of nipple moldings from the public. Japanwala will hold regular molding sessions at the gallery during the exhibition’s run, inviting muses to commission a custom nipple cast for themselves and to contribute an additional cast to a growing archive of shamelessness.
10% of proceeds from the commissions will be donated to support the construction of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital in the artist’s hometown of Karachi. The donation will be made in honor of Zahra Khan, who acted as a muse for the artwork Dupatta (2022). She was molded by Japanwala in 2022 on the eve of her double mastectomy, and tragically lost her life earlier this summer due to complications from cancer. The culminating nipple cast installation in this exhibition stands as a tribute to Zahra and her fierce advocacy to destigmatize conversations around breast cancer and the body.
Nipple Molding Fee: $250
*** Molds will take up to 4 weeks to complete. Can be picked up from the gallery or shipped (free of cost, US only).
Central to Sarsabzi is an eponymous installation that arises throughout the duration of the exhibition, transforming a blank gallery wall into an ever-growing artwork composed of nipple moldings from the public. Japanwala will hold regular molding sessions at the gallery during the exhibition’s run, inviting muses to commission a custom nipple cast for themselves and to contribute an additional cast to a growing archive of shamelessness.
10% of proceeds from the commissions will be donated to support the construction of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital in the artist’s hometown of Karachi. The donation will be made in honor of Zahra Khan, who acted as a muse for the artwork Dupatta (2022). She was molded by Japanwala in 2022 on the eve of her double mastectomy, and tragically lost her life earlier this summer due to complications from cancer. The culminating nipple cast installation in this exhibition stands as a tribute to Zahra and her fierce advocacy to destigmatize conversations around breast cancer and the body.
Nipple Molding Fee: $250
*** Molds will take up to 4 weeks to complete. Can be picked up from the gallery or shipped (free of cost, US only).