ECDYSIS

Ecdysis confronts the shame and silence surrounding women's blood politics across cultures and continents — alongside the mystical moments that mark a girl's coming of age. The book traces wounds carried across generations — the silence, the suppression, the bodies made sites of struggle — and the strength that emerges when that silence is broken.

A major new essay by Basu draws lines between her own family history, the women she has worked with, and the systems of patriarchy, caste, race and colonialism that shape women's lives.

"Courage," she writes, "is truly contagious."

Spanning photography, virtual and mixed reality, immersive film, installation and a graphic novel, Poulomi Basu's expanded practice has become one of the most significant and impactful artistic investigations of its kind.