Rajasthan Teatime - Gogunda Village, India natalie bruvels

Rajasthan Teatime - Gogunda Village, India natalie bruvels"The smoke rises and the firewood crackles. The smell of spice fills the back kitchen in rural Rajasthan as she carefully pours out whole, fresh milk. A tea tableau of afternoon chai, with uncertain glances at the stranger with the camera. The milk is key usually from cows, occasionally from camels. Mixed with strong black tea, it gives the warm drink a kick and the drinker a boost. Sugar (lots of sugar), cardamom and a pinch of saffron round out the

9 x 12 Inches

In Vanitas

/ 28 x 36 cm

As for the villagers crossing with me

Embroidery on Belgian linen

I included iconic Canadian images such as a skier and a moose

oftentimes memories that evoke sadness

a tribal tradition

namely white bodies performing conventional gender roles

from attention paid through long

partially a loss of language

grasping its urgency to construct