Adarsh Brides

Mallika Singh

A set of 29 illustrations of brides from 29 states of India, dressed in their traditional bridal attires, this series aims to bring to light the "Ideal Bride" and it's unfair patriarchal peripheries, looping in the diversity of the nation and using each state's state animal as the face of the bride, in order to establish the "kinds of brides available".