ROJA is an upcoming devised theatre production that explores the dynamics of lesbian Malaysian Indian relationships by digging into customs and practises that ultimately shape our ideas of the world, and the way we inhabit them. My collaborator, Dhinesha Karthigesu, and I spent the year interviewing and collecting stories from womxn of various backgrounds and that initial question led us to a ton more, splinting off into multiple tangents and facets that make up our experience. 

We made a saree installation, ROJA: WEAVING A WOMXN - transcripts and stories pinned to a giant weave made out of 9 sarees, donated by the womxn we interviewed. We invited the public to add their stories onto the installation with the prompt, “What does the saree mean to you?”. The installation was part of a larger exhibition that ran for 2 weeks and by the end of it, we collected over 72 responses. From their writings, the installation transformed into a space for confessions, dreams, heartbreak and hope - a safe space, something I always strive to achieve in all of my work.