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Collection 01 · 37 works

Thresholds

Doors, windows and the walls that hold them, painted, patched and repainted over generations. From the old streets of Tamil Nadu to Tibetan settlements and Balinese temples: a study of colour, texture and the beauty of wear.

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239 works Order View

A violet door and its open shutters hold their own against a sun-bleached wall flecked with turquoise.

IA-001to 49 in

The Violet DoorRoyapettah, Chennai

Oxide-red plaster, a carved wooden door and a young tree pushing up through the frame.

IA-002to 49 in

Red Wall, Carved DoorThresholds

Mint-green doors, a rolled shutter and a dog asleep on the warm step.

IA-003to 45.5 in

Afternoon ShiftThresholds

Corinthian capitals in faded mustard frame teal shutters and iron grilles.

IA-004to 41.5 in

Colonnade IThresholds

Green louvred windows, brick showing through lime plaster and a parapet of plaster scrolls.

IA-005to 41.5 in

Colonnade IIThresholds

The full height of the old façade, louvres above and columns below, stacked into a vertical study in teal, brick and ochre.

IA-006to 35 in

Colonnade IIIThresholds

Maroon frames and white panels flaking away in long strips beside a wall washed in blue.

IA-007to 41.5 in

Peeling PanelsThresholds

A teal window set deep into a scarred ochre wall, its bars and panels painted again and again.

IA-008to 41.5 in

The Green WindowThresholds

Three bays of cast-iron grilles between round columns, under a cornice of crumbling ochre.

IA-009to 41.5 in

Grille & ColumnThresholds

A deep doorway with a latticed door, crowned by a green ornamental fanlight.

IA-010to 41.5 in

The FanlightThresholds

A low house of clay tiles with blue doors and blue window bars, lined up under a clear sky.

IA-011to 41.5 in

Blue House, Red RoofThresholds

Morning light falls across the raised verandah seat of an old Tamil home and leaves the rest in deep shadow.

IA-012to 41.5 in

The ThinnaiThresholds

A hand-painted 'Photo Exhibition' sign above an open doorway, green window frames and a wall bloomed with moss.

IA-013to 40 in

Photo ExhibitionThresholds

Riveted blue doors set into a wall of peeling mint and grey, the paint layers mapping decades of repair.

IA-014to 46 in

Blue Gate, Mint WallThresholds

A green-and-cream panelled door beside a window of looping iron lace, on a wall the colour of turmeric.

IA-015to 48.5 in

Green Door, Iron LaceThresholds

Layer upon layer of torn posters in mint, rust and newsprint, scraped back into an accidental collage.

IA-016to 49 in

Posters, PeeledThresholds

A black roadster leans against a golden wooden door, the tailor's number painted on the pink wall beside it.

IA-017to 48 in

The Tailor's DoorThresholds

A shop's wooden doors papered with almanacs, calendars and gods beneath a bright yellow awning.

IA-018to 49 in

The Calendar ShopThresholds

Two red-and-white trading-house doors under hand-lettered signboards on Bazaar Street.

IA-019to 49 in

Bazaar Street DoorsSholinghur, Tamil Nadu

A weathered wooden door survives in a wall of exposed brick while a peepal tree takes over from above.

IA-020to 49 in

Door in the RuinThresholds

A crumbling brick wall frames two doors, one patched and one barely standing.

IA-021to 48 in

Two Doors, One WallThresholds

A teal wooden door crossed by a heavy diagonal brace, rust bleeding through its paint.

IA-022to 49 in

The BraceThresholds

Through a passage of chipped green walls to a carved inner door, with a row of small gods above it.

IA-023to 49 in

The Inner DoorThresholds

A tall street of old shopfronts, one door oiled brown and one painted blue, posters fading in between.

IA-024to 38.5 in

Brown Door, Blue DoorThresholds

A bright green window and the sharp diagonal of its shadow on a grey wall.

IA-025to 27.5 in

Window, ShadowThresholds

Seven teal planks, each hand-numbered, held shut by a single brass latch.

IA-026to 30.5 in

Numbers One to SevenThresholds

A Tibetan window of saffron frames and painted lintels floating on a whitewashed wall beneath a pleated yellow valance.

IA-027to 38 in

The Painted WindowThresholds

A lacquer-red door with gold trim and a painted lintel, set in a whitewashed wall beside a latticed window.

IA-028to 39 in

The Red DoorThresholds

Saffron window frames inside a black trapezoid surround: the classic Tibetan window, reduced to bold colour and form.

IA-029to 26 in

Saffron WindowThresholds

Indigo planks with a single strip of red, framed by a wall of turmeric yellow.

IA-030to 46.5 in

Indigo on TurmericThresholds

A temple door of gilded carving and deep red lacquer, set into moss-darkened stone.

IA-031to 23 in

The Golden DoorBali, Indonesia

Retired fishing-boat prows, painted in fading carnival colours, stand on end and burst with greenery.

IA-032to 40 in

Boats in BloomBali, Indonesia

A stained-glass window, a striped cushion bench and the amber glow of hanging lanterns.

IA-033to 40 in

The Lantern NookBali, Indonesia

A single lantern glows on a stone wall overrun with ivy.

IA-034to 40 in

Lantern & IvyBali, Indonesia

A barred window in a wall of exposed brick and mustard plaster, edged by fresh leaves.

IA-035to 10 in

ShutteredThresholds

A window of lotus-and-scroll ironwork in a wall of mottled turmeric and turquoise.

IA-036to 9.5 in

Lotus GrilleThresholds

A small barred window beneath a weathered timber hood, on a wall the colour of terracotta and old gold.

IA-037to 10 in

The Window HoodThresholds

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