Fusing colours and materials

READING the materials list for her sculptural assemblages is intriguing enough. One of them, for instance, is made of "female mannequin form, amber bottles, epoxy American buffalo horns, steel arm brace, Banarasi Indian wedding sari trim, Victorian replica doll head, Indian jewellery, glass magnifying dome, replica deer eye and wooden elbow bangles".

The real surprise, however, comes when you actually see Rina Banerjee's works. Usually they are exotic, irisdescent and fantastical, …