Chordi: Abhijit Pal’s stitched letters to a sister, from Melbourne

Chordi: Abhijit Pal’s stitched letters to a sister, from Melbourne

Reading Time: 5 minutes  Photography, Kantha embroidery and Bengali typography all come together in Melbourne artist Abhijit Pal’s exhibition Chordi (Bengali for ‘elder sister’) at the Kingston Arts Centre. Featuring eighteen photographic works, each roughly 42 cm by 60 cm, the exhibition is Pal’s first solo work in Australia since he arrived here in 2023. And yet, for all the talk about mainstream connection, accessibility, and bridging culture…