Raqib Shaw

Ode to the Tigers of Bandhavgarh, 2018-2019

Hand-knotted, hand-spun, hand-dyed natural wool and silk

226 x 109cm

(dimensions are variable as each rug is handmade)

Limited edition of 10 plus two artist's proofs

Courtesy the artist

"This project is one very close to my heart, I'm from India and as a young man one of my favourite places to visit was Bandhavgarh National Park in Madhya Pradesh. This unspoilt natural habitat is home to an incredible array of wildlife, which aside from the tigers, also includes guars, sloth bears, leopards, porcupines, wild boars and spotted deer. The continuing threat to biodiversity on planet Earth is of great concern and so this opportunity to help both raise awareness and the much-needed funds to tackle the tigers' tragic decline is one I couldn't ignore." - Raqib Shaw
 

Exhibitions

Tomorrow's Tigers, (2019), Sotheby's, London; (2019-2020), Academicians' Room, the Royal Academy of Arts, London