Milkmade [2020-Present]

Reimagining popular mass-produced breakfast foods to explore ideas around worship and consumption in our patriarchal, capitalist society, Chandiramani explores the relationship between nourishment, female representation, and power. The artist examines the messages we are fed and encouraged to buy into; and challenges the sexualization and censorship of female bodies, reminding us of their inimitable power to create and cultivate life. Referencing iconography from Indo-Persian and Tantric miniature paintings and Chinese Mao-era propaganda posters, Chandiramani confronts these complex issues with humour, honesty, and a hint of nostalgia.