
Gargi Raina, View from Zenana - Exterior, 2001, pencil and gouache on paper pasted on board, 29.5 x 35.5"
Raina works with several mediums, primarily with gouache, dry pastel and acrylic on paper and wood, and multiple images and mixed media installations to represent a sequence. For example, in her mixed media work titled Excavating the Mirror Neuron (Ayeneh-Kari) Day/Night, she has pasted tiny mirrors within geometrical forms or patterns on paper. This work was her way to, pay homage to ayeneh-kari - a reference to mirror work that is done to decorate walls of mosques in Tehran.

Gargi Raina, Summer Without A Daughter, 2014, gouache, mixed media on paper, 72 x 48"

Gargi Raina, Hujoom (Design), 2010, gouache and dry pastel on paper, 43.5 x 68"
Gargi Raina is of the view that an artist's role, in a diverse, fractured and complex society like ours is always under pressure to change and continue changing. Hence, the artist's role should primarily be a witness as well as to reflect on our time and society. According to her, in times of conflict, artists need to protect their freedom of expression and be alert. Raina's works based on her ancestral home in Lahore, Pakistan and video-stills and painting of her hometown in Kashmir are examples of how Raina has been a witness to the changing times.

Gargi Raina, Calm Waters Restless Homes, 2004, gouache and graphite on paper, 29 x 43" (each)