aqui Thami is a Thangmi woman of the Kiratimma first peoples of the Himalayas. Her practice positions art as a medium of healing in community, grounded in social exchange, participation, and collaboration. Working across ceremonial interventions, performance, drawing, zine-making, fly-posting, and public intervention, her interdisciplinary work is often self-funded and realised collectively. Her artistic work is not bound only by exhibition-making practices, but extends into long-term, community-led and socially engaged processes.
She founded Sister Library, the first travelling, community-owned and community-run feminist library in South Asia, conceived as an evolving artwork and a site of care, mutual aid, and knowledge exchange. She also co-runs Bombay Underground and Dharavi art room. Across her practice, she engages histories of colonialism, violence, and resilience, locating repair, resistance, and healing in community.
aqui Thami is a Thangmi woman of the Kiratimma first peoples of the Himalayas. Her practice positions art as a medium of healing in community, grounded in social exchange, participation, and collaboration. Spanning ceremonial interventions, performance, drawing, zine-making, fly-posting, and public intervention, her interdisciplinary work is often self-funded and collectively realized. Her artistic pursuits are…
