Elle Spotlights Alum Renluka Maharaj

Artist Renluka Maharaj is staring into the camera and wearing gold jewelry in front of a black background.

Renluka Maharaj. Image courtesy of the artist

Renluka Maharaj. Image courtesy of the artist

Artist and alum Renluka Maharaj (MFA 2017) recently spoke with Elle about decolonizing narratives, returning to her roots, and finding one’s voice in art. Maharaj is an Indo-Caribbean artist who transforms the archives of a French photographer who captured Indian women laborers through a culturally appropriated lens, turning the photos into a colorful, powerful reimagining. “It became important that I lift [the women] out of these archives and re-present them in a respectful, beautiful, engaging, and confronting way. Given my fragmented history, any one of these women could be a relative and I felt it was my responsibility to protect them,” Maharaj shared.

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