Tetso
a hilltop village in Nagaland, India
Tetso has been the spirited voice echoing across hillsides during livestock auctions for over five decades. He honed his skills not just by learning numbers or studying charts but by feeling the pulse of the village, the cadence of hooves, and the language of smoke rising from hearths. Despite his age, Tetso remains vigilant, rising before the sun to ensure that the threads connecting his village remain unbroken.
About
Obsession
Smoke colors rising after firewood burns
Voice
Grass crunches beneath brisk wind
Artistic Medium
Charcoal sketches on burlap sacks
Technique
Scorching outlines with singed sticks
Influences
Monsoon winds, murmur of the marketplace, scent of wet earth
Materials
Bits of twine, singed oak, goat hide
Scale
Wall-sized, stretched across old timber frames
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