ABOUT

Marissa D is an independent artist currently based in Bangalore, India. Her art practice bridges traditional craftsmanship with contemporary visual language and is rooted in habits of urban consumerism and a materialistic life-style.

Inspired by heritage craft methodologies and processes, her work combines traditional processes with contemporary experimentation. She uses primarily urban consumer waste material (the physical foot-print and ‘by-product’ of a consumptive society) to create layered narratives that foster reflection and dialogue.

She constructs visually rich, tapestry-like compositions using waste material such as metal from discarded beverage cans, discarded electrical cables (after the metal wire has been removed), re-cycled internet cables, wasted grain (the by-product of the beer-making industry), tyre tube, etc. 

Founder of  Blue India Collective, she empowers local communities with whom she collaborates to create art that is 100% hand-crafted. Her art practice examines  the intersection of heritage, humanity and ecology. It is ultimately a community ‘call to action’ as well as a personal testimony of the times we live in.