Bharti Kher ‘Ancestor’, 2022 Connecting New Delhi and New York City, ‘Ancestor’ reflects Kher’s cross-cultural identity and her appreciation for India’s rich material culture. The sculpture proposes a genealogical, spiritual, and metaphysical inquiry into the meaning of society and is a sensitive investigation into our relationship with progeny, self, and memory. ‘Ancestor’ articulates the artist’s ongoing consideration of the female body in history and the nature of corporeality as it moves between the sacred and the profane. The artist’s unique approach to materiality in her choice to hand paint and patina bronze to look and feel like time-worn clay reflects the unresolved state between permanence and fragility. From scanning and enlarging the original maquette, to casting, fabricating, patina, and hand painting this 18-foot sculpture, UAP's team in New York was engaged throughout the design coordination and construction of Kher’s largest and most ambitious work to date. This project has been delivered in collaboration with Public Art Fund. #publicartfund #ancestor #bhartikher #uap #uapcompany #urbanartprojects #madebyuap #incrediblethings #publicart #centralpark #newyork @publicartfund @bharti_kher @hauserwirth @galerieperrotin @naturemorte_delhi @uapcompany - Photo courtesy of the artist, Chris Roque, UAP and Public Art Fund - #publicartfund #ancestor #bhartikher #uap #uapcompany #urbanartprojects #madebyuap #incrediblethings #publicart #centralpark #newyork @publicartfund @bharti_kher @hauserwirth @galerieperrotin @naturemorte_delhi @uapcompany