Measured in leaves
(ongoing)

'Measured in leaves' documents the ecological and societal changes unfolding across Goa as rapid, often unplanned development reshapes the state’s landscape. As construction spreads, forest cover shrinks, aquifers run shallow, and the natural contours of the land are altered. These shifts extend beyond the physical environment, transforming long-standing relationships between communities and the ecosystems that sustain them.

Dwelling gently on what remains, the work takes a quiet, attentive approach. Texture, contrast, and composition trace subtle marks of loss, while small gestures of village life endure. Worn footpaths, the sowing of rice paddy fields, and the rhythm of daily routines that persist even as the land around them changes. The result is a landscape in flux, where natural systems and the human practices that shaped them feel increasingly fragile.

Rather than measuring value in square footage or profit margins, this body of work considers the lives sheltered beneath a tree’s canopy, the roots that bind together the land, and the breath returned to us leaf by leaf. It invites a slower way of looking, attentive to what is diminishing and to the traditional life that quietly endures.