printmaking
Alongside her embroidery practice, she creates prints that weave her ma boli (“mother tongue”), Punjabi, into visual form — merging language, culture, and craft.
Ek
24" x 24"
Pine
2024
Ek means one in Punjabi/Panjabi. This piece celebrates and encourages the unity of the state of Punjab/Panjabi on both sides of the Indian and Pakistani border. The Partition of India which enforced a border that cut through Northern India, not only severed physical communities and families but also led to a communal rift. The Partition of India is a dark chapter in Indian history, however as painful as it is, compassion, understanding and empathy can be used to unite this resilient region. Regardless of our background or how we identify, we always put Punjab/Panjab first and I think that’s a beautiful similarity to share. Mentally, the border should be non-existent.
Artist ~ Chand Bhangal
Woodworker ~ Daej Hamilton
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Our Path
Project Name
Our Path reflects Bhangal’s family’s journey of forced migration, displacement, and immigration. Drawing from the Partition, her parents’ marriage, and family’s migration through Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), each family member is represented through their name and respective colour, each Phulkari arrow stitch represents ten kilometres.
Orange - Jaganath, Paternal Grandfather
Purple - Mohinder, Paternal Grandmother
Red - Ashwani, Father
Blue - Satpal, Maternal Grandfather
Pink - Joginder, Maternal Grandmother
Gold - Meena, Mother
Black - Chand
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Artist - Chand Bhangal
Furniture Designer - Daej Hamilton
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