bezubaan beans is a speculative fiction story depicting the internal monologue of Matilda ‘Tilly’ Mattu, and her spiritual ego: Mishri. On Saturday 23 September 2023, Tilly’s 5th birthday was celebrated at a grand Asian banqueting hall without her present - but what if she was actually there? What if all the food served was in fact simple homemade recipes of a third-first generation immigrant Valmiki family in survival mode? What if Mishri is their ancestral food guardian?
the first iteration of bezubaan beans was commissioned for Courses for Dis-Course(s) by Jalebi Press in 2024.
bezubaan beans is a speculative fiction story depicting the internal monologue of Matilda ‘Tilly’ Mattu, and her spiritual ego: Mishri. On Saturday 23 September 2023, Tilly’s 5th birthday was celebrated at a grand Asian banqueting hall without her present - but what if she was actually there? What if all the food served was in fact simple homemade recipes of a third-first generation immigrant Valmiki family in survival mode? What if Mishri is their ancestral food guardian?
the first iteration of bezubaan beans was commissioned for Courses for Dis-Course(s) by Jalebi Press in 2024.
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