Burgoyne x DCAW 2025

Before the thread, before the loom, there was the bloom.

Standing at the entrance of Bikaner House, Unwoven magnified the delicate flax flower—the quiet, often overlooked beginning of linen. While the stalk carried the strong, silken fibres that eventually became cloth, it was the bloom that greeted the world first. In its fleeting presence lay the entire promise of fabric, weaving and life itself.

Crafted using Burgoyne linen fabrics, the installation honoured what was rarely remembered: that strength began in stillness, and that every material carried the memory of labour, growth and transformation. By enlarging the bloom, Juhika’s work invited viewers to look closer at the unseen—the sacred labour of both plants and people that made cloth possible.

For Juhika, whose practice consistently explored the intersections of fabric with materials such as steel and iron, Unwoven continued her exploration of transformation and memory. In collaboration with Burgoyne Original Masters, the work became both a celebration of linen’s origins and a poetic reminder that even the most utilitarian object began in beauty, silence and care.